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þjóð

þjóð

Icelandic

Noun

þjóð f (genitive singular þjóðar, nominative plural þjóðir)

  1. a people, a nation

Declension

Derived terms


Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (tribe). More at thede.

Noun

þjóð f

  1. a people, nation

Descendants

  • Norwegian: tjod
  • Swedish: (obsolete) tjod