þarna
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse þarna. By surface analysis, þar (“there”, anaphoric adverb) + -na (demonstrative suffix). Compare svo and svona.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθartna/
- Rhymes: -artna
- IPA(key): /ˈθatna/
- Rhymes: -atna
- IPA(key): /ˈθarna/
- Rhymes: -arna
Adverb
þarna
- (location, demonstrative) over there, there (the place being pointed at)
- filler word, marking a pause in speech
Derived terms
- þarna megin (“on that side”)
Related terms
Further reading
- “þarna” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Old Norse
Etymology
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Adverb
þarna