þula

See also: thula

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þula (“enumeration, poetic list”), from Proto-Germanic *þulǭ. Related to þylja (“to repeat something learnt by rote, to reel off, to rattle off”), þulur (“announcer, speech synthesizer”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈθʏːla]
  • Rhymes: -ʏːla

Noun

þula f (genitive singular þulu, nominative plural þulur)

  1. enumeration (string of words)
    Synonyms: runa, romsa
  2. jingle, nursery rhyme

Declension

Declension of þula (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þula þulan þulur þulurnar
accusative þulu þuluna þulur þulurnar
dative þulu þulunni þulum þulunum
genitive þulu þulunnar þulna, þula þulnanna, þulanna

Derived terms

  • frumþula (“source code”)
  • milliþula
  • kóðaþula, kótaþula (“code”)
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