Røykjanes

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Reykjanes (unadapted borrowing)

Etymology

An adapted borrowing of Icelandic Reykjanes, from genitive plural of Old Norse reykr (“smoke”) + nes (“headland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²rœʏːçanɛːs/
• Homophone: Reykjanes

Proper noun

Røykjanes n

1. A headland in Southern Peninsula, Iceland. Official name: Reykjanes

Related terms

• Røykjavik (“Reykjavík”)