þykkur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þykkr, from Proto-Germanic *þekuz (thick). Whence also Old High German dicki. More at thick.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθɪhkʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ɪhkʏr

Adjective

þykkur (comparative þykkari or þykkri, superlative þykkastur)

  1. thick, bulky
    Tréið er stórt og þykkt.
    The tree is big and bulky.
  2. thick, dense
    Súpan er kannski dálítið of þykk, það væri kannski sniðugt að bæta mjólk við hana.
    This soup is if anything rather thick, adding milk might be a good idea.
  3. stout

Declension

Derived terms

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