tölva
See also: tolva
Icelandic
FWOTD – 30 March 2018
Alternative forms
- (erroneous, proscribed) talva
Etymology
A portmanteau word, coined by Sigurður Nordal in 1965 from tala (“number”) + völva (“prophetess”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʰœlva/
- Rhymes: -œlva
Noun
tölva f (genitive singular tölvu, nominative plural tölvur)
- (computing) computer (programmable device)
- Synonyms: hjarni (dated), rafreiknir (dated)
- 1966 November 21, “Rafeindavélar forsenda framfara [Electronic machines a prerequisite for progress]”, in Vísir, volume 56, number 267, page 15:
- Þegar tölva Háskólans kom til lands hafði hún 40.000 tölustafa innbyrðisminni.
- When the University’s computer arrived in the country it had 40,000 bits of internal memory.
- 1988 January 7, “Kallinn í brúnni fær tölvu [The man in the bridge gets a computer]”, in Morgunblaðið, volume 76, number 4, page B12:
- Þú nefndir að tölvan vissi um staðsetningu skipsins og olíueyðslu. Er hún þá tengd við tæki í brúnni?
- You mentioned that the computer knew about the ship’s location and oil consumption. Is it then connected to a device in the bridge?
- 2018 February 20, “Tölva meti þörf fyrir sjúkrabíl [Computer to assess need for an ambulance]”, in Fréttablaðið, volume 18, number 43, page 6:
- Þessar upplýsingar mun tölvan bera saman við sambærileg gögn og reikna út hvers konar aðstoð sé nauðsynleg.
- From this information, the computer will compare with comparable data and determine what kind of assistance is necessary.
Declension
declension of tölva
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | tölva | tölvan | tölvur | tölvurnar |
accusative | tölvu | tölvuna | tölvur | tölvurnar |
dative | tölvu | tölvunni | tölvum | tölvunum |
genitive | tölvu | tölvunnar | tölva | tölvanna |
Derived terms
- borðtölva
- fartölva/kjöltutölva
- lófatölva
- reiknitölva
- tölvufræði
- tölvukubbur
- tölvumús
- tölvunet
- tölvupóstur
- tölvustafur
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