orðtak

See also: ordtak

Icelandic

Etymology

From orð (“word”) +‎ tak (“grip, grasp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔrð.tʰaːk/

Noun

orðtak n (genitive singular orðtaks, nominative plural orðtök)

1. phrase, idiom, expression

Declension

declension of orðtak

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	orðtak	orðtakið	orðtök	orðtökin
accusative	orðtak	orðtakið	orðtök	orðtökin
dative	orðtaki	orðtakinu	orðtökum	orðtökunum
genitive	orðtaks	orðtaksins	orðtaka	orðtakanna

Further reading

• “orðtak” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)