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Icelandic
Etymology
First attested in the 1800s.
Likely borrowed from Danish akvavit, plus the suffix -i (forms weak neuter nouns).
Pronunciation
Noun
ákavíti n (genitive singular ákavítis, nominative plural ákavíti)
- (alcoholic beverages) aquavit
Declension
Declension of ákavíti (neuter)
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “ákavíti”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
- “ákavíti” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
- “ákavíti”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024