ákavíti

Icelandic

Etymology

First attested in the 1800s. Likely borrowed from Danish akvavit, plus the suffix -i (forms weak neuter nouns).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈauːkaˌviːtɪ/

Noun

ákavíti n (genitive singular ákavítis, nominative plural ákavíti)

  1. (alcoholic beverages) aquavit

Declension

Declension of ákavíti (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ákavíti ákavítið ákavíti ákavítin
accusative ákavíti ákavítið ákavíti ákavítin
dative ákavíti ákavítinu ákavítum ákavítunum
genitive ákavítis ákavítisins ákavíta ákavítanna

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “ákavíti”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “ákavíti” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • “ákavíti”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024
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