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icelandic

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //aɪˈsɫændɪk// ice·landic

adj. relating to the country of Iceland, its people, or its language.

adj. relating to Iceland, its inhabitants, or the North Germanic language spoken there. Often used attributively to modify nouns concerning national identity or cultural products.


SIMPLE

I am learning some basic Icelandic phrases for my trip.

CONTEXTUAL

The Icelandic landscape is famous for its dramatic mix of active volcanoes and massive glaciers.

COMPLEX

Scholars of Old Norse often study Icelandic because the modern language has retained much of the grammatical complexity and vocabulary of the medieval sagas.

Origin

From Iceland + -ic.

Usage

Typically used as an adjective before a noun; when referring to the language, it functions as an uncountable noun.

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