ratsjá

Icelandic

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English radar, analyzable as rata (“to find one’s way”) +‎ sjá (“to see”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraːt.sjauː/

Noun

ratsjá f (genitive singular ratsjár, nominative plural ratsjár)

  1. radar device
    Synonym: radar

Declension

Declension of ratsjá (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ratsjá ratsjáin ratsjár ratsjárnar
accusative ratsjá ratsjána ratsjár ratsjárnar
dative ratsjá ratsjánni ratsjám ratsjánum
genitive ratsjár ratsjárinnar ratsjáa ratsjánna

References

  • Sapir, Yair, Zuckermann, Ghil'ad (2008) “Icelandic: Phonosemantic matching”, in Judith Rosenhouse & Rotem Kowner, editors, Globally speaking: Motives for adopting English vocabulary in other languages‎[1], Clevedon-Buffalo-Toronto: Multilingual Matters, pages 19–43
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