þáttur

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Etymology

From Old Norse þáttr, from Proto-Germanic *þēhtuz.

Pronunciation

Noun

þáttur m (genitive singular þáttar, nominative plural þættir)

  1. thread, strand
  2. a chapter, section (of a book)
  3. (literature) a short story, episode, especially referring to the ones written in medieval Iceland (see Wikipedia)
  4. act (section of a play)
  5. (music) movement
  6. (theater) act
  7. (television, radio) episode
  8. a serial story or play; a series
    Hver er uppáhalds þátturinn þinn?
    What is your favorite TV show?
  9. a television sketch
  10. share, part in some activity
    Bandaríkjamenn taka þátt í flestum íþróttum.
    Americans take part in most sports.
  11. constituent, component, factor
    Slysið orsakaðist af mörgum samverkandi þáttum.
    The accident was caused by many interrelated factors.
  12. (mathematics) factor (any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole)

Declension

    Declension of þáttur
m-s3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þáttur þátturinn þættir þættirnir
accusative þátt þáttinn þætti þættina
dative þætti þættinum þáttum þáttunum
genitive þáttar þáttarins þátta þáttanna

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “factor in mathematics”): liður

Derived terms

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