Reykjavik
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See also: Reykjavík
English
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹɛkjəvɪk/, /ˈɹeɪkjəvɪk/
- Hyphenation: Rey‧kja‧vik
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Reykjavik
- Alternative spelling of Reykjavík
Afrikaans
Proper noun
Reykjavik
- Reykjavik (the capital city of Iceland)
Derived terms
Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Reykjavik
- Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)
Declension
| Inflection of Reykjavik (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Reykjavik | — | |
| genitive | Reykjavikin | — | |
| partitive | Reykjavikia | — | |
| illative | Reykjavikiin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Reykjavik | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Reykjavik | — |
| gen. | Reykjavikin | ||
| genitive | Reykjavikin | — | |
| partitive | Reykjavikia | — | |
| inessive | Reykjavikissa | — | |
| elative | Reykjavikista | — | |
| illative | Reykjavikiin | — | |
| adessive | Reykjavikilla | — | |
| ablative | Reykjavikilta | — | |
| allative | Reykjavikille | — | |
| essive | Reykjavikina | — | |
| translative | Reykjavikiksi | — | |
| abessive | Reykjavikitta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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German
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Reykjavik n (proper noun, genitive Reykjaviks or (optionally with an article) Reykjavik)
Derived terms
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Icelandic Reykjavík (“bay of smokes”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Reykjavik f
- Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)
References
- ^ Reykjavik in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Icelandic Reykjavík.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Reykjavík f
- Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Icelandic Reykjavík.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Reykjavik m inan (related adjective reykjavicki)
Declension
Declension of Reykjavik
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Reykjavik |
| genitive | Reykjaviku |
| dative | Reykjavikowi |
| accusative | Reykjavik |
| instrumental | Reykjavikiem |
| locative | Reykjaviku |
| vocative | Reykjaviku |
Further reading
- Reykjavik in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Proper noun
Reykjavik f
- Alternative form of Reiquejavique
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Icelandic Reykjavík (“bay of smokes”), equivalent to rökars + vik.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Reykjavik n (genitive Reykjaviks)
- Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)