þáttur

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθauhtʏr/

  Rhymes: -auhtʏr

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)

Synonyms

• (thread): þráður
• (chapter, section of a book): kafli, hluti
• (movement in music): kafli
• (act): atriði
• (serial story): framhaldssaga, framhaldsþáttur / framhaldsþættir
• (sketch): skissa, skets
• (share or part in something): hlutur, hlutdeild
• (constituent): liður, hluti

Antonyms

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

Derived terms

• taka þátt
• sjónvarpsþáttur
• útvarpsþáttur

Related terms

• þátta