þjónn

Icelandic

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þewaz, whence also Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍃 (þius, “servant”) and Old English þēow.[1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -outn

Noun

þjónn m (genitive singular þjóns, nominative plural þjónar)

  1. a waiter
  2. a servant
  3. (computing) a server

Declension

Declension of þjónn (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þjónn þjónninn þjónar þjónarnir
accusative þjón þjóninn þjóna þjónana
dative þjóni þjóninum þjónum þjónunum
genitive þjóns þjónsins þjóna þjónanna

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Etymology in ODS
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