þak

See also: yak, thak, and Yak

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, cognate with English thatch. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θaːk/
Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

þak n (genitive singular þaks, nominative plural þök)

a roof

Declension

Declension of þak (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þak	þakið	þök	þökin
accusative	þak	þakið	þök	þökin
dative	þaki	þakinu	þökum	þökunum
genitive	þaks	þaksins	þaka	þakanna

Derived terms

asfaltþakþéttiefni (“mastic asphalt roofing”)
rennandi þaklúga (“sliding roof panel”)
renniþak (“sliding roof”)
sóllúga (“sunroof”)
sperrubiti (“roof truss”)
tígulsteinn á þök (“roof tile”)
undirlagsklæðning á þök (“roof underlay”)
vatnsþétt þak (“roof waterproofing”)
vatnsþéttandi þakdúkur (“roof waterproofing membrane”)
vinna við lagningu þakskífna (“roof-slating work”)
vinna við lagningu þaktígulsteins (“roof-tiling work”)
vinna við þakburðarvirki (“roof-framing work”)
vinna við þakklæðingu með sementi (“cement roof-coating work”)
vinna við þök (“roofing activities”)
þak úr sveigjanlegu efni (“non-rigid roof”)
þakburðarvirki (“roof structure, roof frame”)
þakefni úr málmplötum (“roofing products from metal sheet”)
þakefni (“roofing material”)
þakeinangrun (“roof insulation”)
þakeining (“roof element”)
þakflís (“roofing tile”)
þakklæðing (“roof coating”)
þakklæðning (“roof covering”)
þakklæðning (“sheet for roof”)
þakljós (“rooflight”)
þaklúga (“roof panel”)
þaklögn (“roofings”)
þakplötur úr trefjasteypu (“fibre-cement slates for roofing”)
þaksamstæða (“roof assembly”)
þakstífa (“roof stick”)
þakstoð (“roof pillar”)
þakstoð (“roof support”)

Related terms

þekja (“to cover; to roof, thatch”)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-. Compare Old English þæc, Old Saxon thak, Old High German dah.

Noun

þak n (genitive þaks, plural þǫk)

thatch, roof

Declension

Declension of þak (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þak	þakit	þǫk	þǫkin
accusative	þak	þakit	þǫk	þǫkin
dative	þaki	þakinu	þǫkum	þǫkunum
genitive	þaks	þaksins	þaka	þakanna

Related terms

þekja (“to cover, thatch”)

Descendants

Icelandic: þak
Faroese: tak
Norwegian: tak
Old Swedish: þak
- Swedish: tak
Danish: tag

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