Word
icelandic
Phoneticsice·landic
/aɪˈsɫændɪk/
Definition
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.
Examples
“I am learning some basic Icelandic phrases for my trip.”
“The Icelandic landscape is famous for its dramatic mix of active volcanoes and massive glaciers.”
“Scholars of Old Norse often study Icelandic because the modern language has retained much of the grammatical complexity and vocabulary of the medieval sagas.”
Examples
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.”
Usage
Typically used as an adjective before a noun; when referring to the language, it functions as an uncountable noun.
Etymology
From Iceland + -ic.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scan code
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