þanki

See also: yanki

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IcelandicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse þanki.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈθauɲ̊cɪ/

  Rhymes: -auɲ̊cɪ

NounEdit

þanki m (genitive singular þanka, nominative plural þankar)

1. thought, idea ^syn.

DeclensionEdit

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

SynonymsEdit

• (thought): ^def. hugsun

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

• fljúga ekki í þanka (to not come to mind)
• fljúga í þanka (to come to mind)
• vera í þungum þönkum (to be in deep thought, to be lost in one's thoughts)

• þankagangur (a way of thinking, a mentality)
• þankastrik (an em dash, “—”)

Related termsEdit

• þenkja

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Old NorseEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

þanki m

1. a thought

DescendantsEdit

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