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Icelandic Common

Icelandic has 5 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Iceland

2

A native or inhabitant of Iceland; an Icelander.

Adjective
1

of or relating to Iceland or its people or culture and language

"Icelandic ports"

"the Icelandic president is a woman"

"Icelandic sagas"

2

Of or relating to the North Germanic language spoken in Iceland.

Proper Noun
1

A North Germanic language, the national tongue of Iceland.

Example Sentences
"Icelandic ports" adjective
"the Icelandic president is a woman" adjective
"Icelandic sagas" adjective
See Also
iceland icelander icelandicness stave thorn siegfried scandinavian icelandish
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Scandinavian

Origin

The word comes from the name of the country Iceland combined with the suffix -ic. It literally means "of or relating to Iceland."

Rhyming Words
dic adic udic odic fdic asdic ridic vedic pudic iodic gadic ludic sodic eddic medic indic andic mundic nordic diodic
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