drykkur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse drykkr (“a drink”), from Proto-Germanic *drunkiz, whence also Old English drync and Old High German trunch. Cognate with Danish drink and Swedish dryck.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtrɪhkʏr/
Rhymes: -ɪhkʏr

Noun

drykkur m (genitive singular drykkjar, nominative plural drykkir)

drink, beverage (a served beverage)
alcoholic drink (a served alcoholic beverage)

Declension

declension of drykkur

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s2	singular		plural
nominative	drykkur	drykkurinn	drykkir	drykkirnir
accusative	drykk	drykkinn	drykki	drykkina
dative	drykk	drykknum	drykkjum	drykkjunum
genitive	drykkjar	drykkjarins	drykkja	drykkjanna

Derived terms

fordrykkur (“apéritif”)
gosdrykkur (“soft drink, carbonated drink”)
orkudrykkur (“energy drink”)
svaladrykkur (“cooler, mixed drink”)

Related terms

drekka (“to drink”)
drekkja (“to drown”)
drykkja (“drinking; to give a drink to”)

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