þýzkr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• þýskr, þýðskr, þýðiskr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz, whence also Modern German deutsch. Equivalent to þjóð (“people, nation”) +‎ -iskr (“-ish, -ic”). The sense of “German” beyond doubt borrowed from continental Proto-West Germanic [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θyːtskr̩/

Adjective

þýzkr

1. German

   Synonym: þýðverskr

Usage notes

• In medieval Icelandic, þýðverskr is significantly more common.

Declension

Strong declension of þýzkr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þýzkr	þýzk	þýzkt
accusative	þýzkan	þýzka	þýzkt
dative	þýzkum	þýzkri	þýzku
genitive	þýzks	þýzkrar	þýzks
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þýzkir	þýzkar	þýzk
accusative	þýzka	þýzkar	þýzk
dative	þýzkum	þýzkum	þýzkum
genitive	þýzkra	þýzkra	þýzkra

Weak declension of þýzkr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þýzki	þýzka	þýzka
accusative	þýzka	þýzku	þýzka
dative	þýzka	þýzku	þýzka
genitive	þýzka	þýzku	þýzka
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þýzku	þýzku	þýzku
accusative	þýzku	þýzku	þýzku
dative	þýzkum	þýzkum	þýzkum
genitive	þýzku	þýzku	þýzku

Descendants

• Icelandic: þýskur
• Faroese: týskur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: tysk, tydsk
• Old Swedish: þȳþisker, þȳzker
  • Swedish: tysk
    • → Elfdalian: tysk
• Old Danish: thȳthæsk, thȳzk
  • Danish: tysk
    • Norwegian Bokmål: tysk
  • Scanian: týzker
• Gutnish: töiskar
• → Northern Sami: Duiska (from a Germanic, probably North Germanic, language)