djúp

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tjuːp/
• Rhymes: -uːp

Noun

djúp n (genitive singular djúps, nominative plural djúp)

1. depth

   Synonyms: dýpt, dýpi

Declension

declension of djúp

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	djúp	djúpið	djúp	djúpin
accusative	djúp	djúpið	djúp	djúpin
dative	djúpi	djúpinu	djúpum	djúpunum
genitive	djúps	djúpsins	djúpa	djúpanna

Related terms

• djúpur (“deep”)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *deupaz.

Noun

djúp n

1. deep water, deep place
2. the deep sea, the deep
3. pit

Declension

  Declension of djúp (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	djúp	djúpit	djúp	djúpin
accusative	djúp	djúpit	djúp	djúpin
dative	djúpi	djúpinu	djúpum	djúpunum
genitive	djúps	djúpsins	djúpa	djúpanna

Related terms

• djúpr (“deep”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: djúp
• Norwegian Nynorsk: djup
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: djup
• Swedish: djup
• Danish: dyb
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dyp

References

• djúp in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.