þorskur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þorskr (“cod”) from Proto-Germanic *þurskaz. Cognates include Danish torsk, English torsk, Faroese toskur, German Dorsch, Irish trosc, Middle Dutch dorsch, Middle Low German dorsch, Norwegian torsk, Scottish Gaelic trosg and Swedish: torsk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɔr̥skʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɔr̥skʏr

Noun

þorskur m (genitive singular þorsks, nominative plural þorskar)

1. cod
2. a fool

Declension

declension of þorskur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þorskur	þorskurinn	þorskar	þorskarnir
accusative	þorsk	þorskinn	þorska	þorskana
dative	þorski	þorskinum	þorskum	þorskunum
genitive	þorsks	þorsksins	þorska	þorskanna

Synonyms

• (fool): auli

Derived terms

• þorskalýsi (cod-liver oil)
• þorskaætt (cod family)
• þorskfiskar (Gadiformes)
• þorskígildi (cod equivalent)
• pólarþorskur (arctic cod, Arctogadus glacialis)