djúp

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tjuːp/
  • Rhymes: -uːp

Noun

djúp n (genitive singular djúps, nominative plural djúp)

  1. depth
    Synonyms: dýpt, dýpi

Declension

Declension of djúp (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative djúp djúpið djúp djúpin
accusative djúp djúpið djúp djúpin
dative djúpi djúpinu djúpum djúpunum
genitive djúps djúpsins djúpa djúpanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *deupaz.

Noun

djúp n

  1. deep water, deep place
  2. the deep sea, the deep
  3. pit

Declension

Declension of djúp (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative djúp djúpit djúp djúpin
accusative djúp djúpit djúp djúpin
dative djúpi djúpinu djúpum djúpunum
genitive djúps djúpsins djúpa djúpanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: djúp
  • Faroese: djúp
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: djup
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: djup
  • Swedish: djup
  • Danish: dyb
    • Norwegian Bokmål: dyp

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “djúp”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 89; also available at the Internet Archive
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