þanki

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þanki.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈθauɲ̊cɪ/

  Rhymes: -auɲ̊cɪ

Noun

þanki m (genitive singular þanka, plural þankar)

1. thought, idea ^syn.

Declension

declension of þanki

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þanki	þankinn	þankar	þankarnir
accusative	þanka	þankann	þanka	þankana
dative	þanka	þankanum	þönkum	þönkunum
genitive	þanka	þankans	þanka	þankanna

Derived terms

• fljúga í þanka (to come to mind)
• fljúga ekki í þanka (to not come to mind)
• vera í þungum þönkum (to be in deep thought, to be lost in one's thoughts)
• þankastrik (an em dash, “—”)
• þankagangur (a way of thinking, a mentality)

Synonyms

• (thought): ^def. hugsun

Related terms

• þenkja

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Old Norse

Etymology

Cognate to Proto-Germanic *þankijaną (“to think”) and Old Norse þekkja (“to think”).

Noun

þanki m

1. a thought

Descendants

• Danish: tanke
• Icelandic: þanki
• Norwegian: tanke
• Swedish: tanke