Røykjavik

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Icelandic Reykjavík, or a semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Reykjavík, Røykjavík (“bay of smokes”). From reykja, genitive plural of reykr (“smoke”), and vík (“bay”). Equivalent to røyk +‎ vik (the original genitive plural *røykje- / *røykja- is lost).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²rœʏːçaviːk/

Proper noun

Røykjavik f

  1. the capital of Iceland; official name: Reykjavík
    • 1913 April 23, J. H., “Islandsbrev. Samrøringi i Noreg.”, in Gula Tidend‎[1]:
      Igaar gjekk det som eld i turt gras yver heile Røykjavik at tyskarar og franskmenner var byrja krig.
      Yesterday, it went like wildfire across Reykjavík that Germans and Frenchmen had gone to war.
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