Reykjavík

See also: Reykjavik

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Icelandic Reykjavík (literally “bay of smokes”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛk.jə.vɪk/, /ˈɹeɪk.jə.vɪk/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Reykjavík

  1. The capital city of Iceland.

Translations

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Icelandic Reykjavík (“bay of smokes”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɛjkjaviːk]
  • (file)

Proper noun

Reykjavík m inan (related adjective reykjavický)

  1. Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)

Declension

Further reading

Estonian

Etymology

From the Icelandic Reykjavík (“bay of smokes”).

Proper noun

Reykjavík

  1. Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)

Faroese

Proper noun

Reykjavík f

  1. Reykjavík (the capital and largest city of Iceland)

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrei̯kjɑʋik/, [ˈre̞i̯kjɑ̝ʋik]

Proper noun

Reykjavík

  1. Alternative spelling of Reykjavik, the capital city of Iceland

Declension

Inflection of Reykjavík (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Reykjavík —
genitive Reykjavíkin —
partitive Reykjavíkia —
illative Reykjavíkiin —
singular plural
nominative Reykjavík —
accusative nom. Reykjavík —
gen. Reykjavíkin
genitive Reykjavíkin —
partitive Reykjavíkia —
inessive Reykjavíkissa —
elative Reykjavíkista —
illative Reykjavíkiin —
adessive Reykjavíkilla —
ablative Reykjavíkilta —
allative Reykjavíkille —
essive Reykjavíkina —
translative Reykjavíkiksi —
abessive Reykjavíkitta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Reykjavík (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Reykjavíkini —
accusative nom. Reykjavíkini —
gen. Reykjavíkini
genitive Reykjavíkini —
partitive Reykjavíkiani —
inessive Reykjavíkissani —
elative Reykjavíkistani —
illative Reykjavíkiini —
adessive Reykjavíkillani —
ablative Reykjavíkiltani —
allative Reykjavíkilleni —
essive Reykjavíkinani —
translative Reykjavíkikseni —
abessive Reykjavíkittani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Reykjavíkisi —
accusative nom. Reykjavíkisi —
gen. Reykjavíkisi
genitive Reykjavíkisi —
partitive Reykjavíkiasi —
inessive Reykjavíkissasi —
elative Reykjavíkistasi —
illative Reykjavíkiisi —
adessive Reykjavíkillasi —
ablative Reykjavíkiltasi —
allative Reykjavíkillesi —
essive Reykjavíkinasi —
translative Reykjavíkiksesi —
abessive Reykjavíkittasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Reykjavíkimme —
accusative nom. Reykjavíkimme —
gen. Reykjavíkimme
genitive Reykjavíkimme —
partitive Reykjavíkiamme —
inessive Reykjavíkissamme —
elative Reykjavíkistamme —
illative Reykjavíkiimme —
adessive Reykjavíkillamme —
ablative Reykjavíkiltamme —
allative Reykjavíkillemme —
essive Reykjavíkinamme —
translative Reykjavíkiksemme —
abessive Reykjavíkittamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Reykjavíkinne —
accusative nom. Reykjavíkinne —
gen. Reykjavíkinne
genitive Reykjavíkinne —
partitive Reykjavíkianne —
inessive Reykjavíkissanne —
elative Reykjavíkistanne —
illative Reykjavíkiinne —
adessive Reykjavíkillanne —
ablative Reykjavíkiltanne —
allative Reykjavíkillenne —
essive Reykjavíkinanne —
translative Reykjavíkiksenne —
abessive Reykjavíkittanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Reykjavíkinsa —
accusative nom. Reykjavíkinsa —
gen. Reykjavíkinsa
genitive Reykjavíkinsa —
partitive Reykjavíkiaan
Reykjavíkiansa
—
inessive Reykjavíkissaan
Reykjavíkissansa
—
elative Reykjavíkistaan
Reykjavíkistansa
—
illative Reykjavíkiinsa —
adessive Reykjavíkillaan
Reykjavíkillansa
—
ablative Reykjavíkiltaan
Reykjavíkiltansa
—
allative Reykjavíkilleen
Reykjavíkillensa
—
essive Reykjavíkinaan
Reykjavíkinansa
—
translative Reykjavíkikseen
Reykjavíkiksensa
—
abessive Reykjavíkittaan
Reykjavíkittansa
—
instructive — —
comitative — —

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Icelandic Reykjavík (“bay of smokes”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɛ.kja.vik/, /ʁe.kja.vik/

Proper noun

Reykjavík m

  1. Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Icelandic Reykjavík (literally “bay of smokes”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɛjkjɒviːk]
  • Hyphenation: Reyk‧ja‧vík
  • Rhymes: -iːk

Proper noun

Reykjavík

  1. Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Reykjavík —
accusative Reykjavíkot —
dative Reykjavíknak —
instrumental Reykjavíkkal —
causal-final Reykjavíkért —
translative Reykjavíkká —
terminative Reykjavíkig —
essive-formal Reykjavíkként —
essive-modal — —
inessive Reykjavíkban —
superessive Reykjavíkon —
adessive Reykjavíknál —
illative Reykjavíkba —
sublative Reykjavíkra —
allative Reykjavíkhoz —
elative Reykjavíkból —
delative Reykjavíkról —
ablative Reykjavíktól —
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Reykjavíké —
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Reykjavíkéi —
Possessive forms of Reykjavík
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Reykjavíkom —
2nd person sing. Reykjavíkod —
3rd person sing. Reykjavíkja —
1st person plural Reykjavíkunk —
2nd person plural Reykjavíkotok —
3rd person plural Reykjavíkjuk —

Derived terms

  • reykjavíki

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “bay of smokes”, from Old Norse Reykjavík, from reykja (genitive plural of reykr (“smoke”)) +‎ vík (“bay”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈreiːcaˌviːk]
  • (file)

Proper noun

Reykjavík f

  1. Reykjavík (a city in Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Iceland; capital city of Iceland)

Declension

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Icelandic Reykjavík.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²rœʏçaviːk/, [²rœʏː.çɐ̞.ʋiˑk]

Proper noun

Reykjavík f

  1. Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)

Old Norse

Etymology

From reykir (plural of reykr (“smoke”)) +‎ vík (“bay”).

Proper noun

Reykjavík f

  1. Reykjavík (referring to the bay between Seltjarnarnes and the mouth of the Elliðaár and the farm nearby where Ingólfr Arnarson lived)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: Reykjavík
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: Røykjavik (learned)

Polish

Reykjavík

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Icelandic Reykjavík.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛjˈkja.vik/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -avik
  • Syllabification: Rey‧kja‧vík

Proper noun

Reykjavík m inan (related adjective reykjavícki)

  1. Reykjavík (the capital and largest city of Iceland)

Declension

Further reading

Portuguese

Proper noun

Reykjavík

  1. Alternative spelling of Reiquejavique

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrejkjaviːk]

Proper noun

Reykjavík m inan (genitive singular Reykjavíku, declension pattern of dub)

  1. Reykjavík (the capital of Iceland)

References

  • “Reykjavík”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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