þak

See also: yak, thak, and Yak

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, cognate with English thatch. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θaːk/
    Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

þak n (genitive singular þaks, nominative plural þök)

  1. a roof

Declension

Declension of þak (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þak þakið þök þökin
accusative þak þakið þök þökin
dative þaki þakinu þökum þökunum
genitive þaks þaksins þaka þakanna

Derived terms

  • asfaltþakþéttiefni (“mastic asphalt roofing”)
  • rennandi þaklúga (“sliding roof panel”)
  • renniþak (“sliding roof”)
  • sóllúga (“sunroof”)
  • sperrubiti (“roof truss”)
  • tígulsteinn á þök (“roof tile”)
  • undirlagsklæðning á þök (“roof underlay”)
  • vatnsþétt þak (“roof waterproofing”)
  • vatnsþéttandi þakdúkur (“roof waterproofing membrane”)
  • vinna við lagningu þakskífna (“roof-slating work”)
  • vinna við lagningu þaktígulsteins (“roof-tiling work”)
  • vinna við þakburðarvirki (“roof-framing work”)
  • vinna við þakklæðingu með sementi (“cement roof-coating work”)
  • vinna við þök (“roofing activities”)
  • þak úr sveigjanlegu efni (“non-rigid roof”)
  • þakburðarvirki (“roof structure, roof frame”)
  • þakefni (“roofing material”)
  • þakefni úr málmplötum (“roofing products from metal sheet”)
  • þakeinangrun (“roof insulation”)
  • þakeining (“roof element”)
  • þakflís (“roofing tile”)
  • þakklæðing (“roof coating”)
  • þakklæðning (“roof covering”)
  • þakklæðning (“sheet for roof”)
  • þakljós (“rooflight”)
  • þaklúga (“roof panel”)
  • þaklögn (“roofings”)
  • þakplötur úr trefjasteypu (“fibre-cement slates for roofing”)
  • þaksamstæða (“roof assembly”)
  • þakstífa (“roof stick”)
  • þakstoð (“roof support”)
  • þakstoð (“roof pillar”)
  • þekja (“to cover; to roof, thatch”)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-. Compare Old English þæc, Old Saxon thak, Old High German dah.

Noun

þak n (genitive þaks, plural þǫk)

  1. thatch, roof

Declension

Declension of þak (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þak þakit þǫk þǫkin
accusative þak þakit þǫk þǫkin
dative þaki þakinu þǫkum þǫkunum
genitive þaks þaksins þaka þakanna
  • þekja (“to cover, thatch”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: þak
  • Faroese: tak
  • Norwegian: tak
  • Old Swedish: þak
  • Danish: tag
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.