þjónusta

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þjónusta, þjónasta, from Proto-Germanic *þewanōstaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθjouːnʏsta/

Noun

þjónusta f (genitive singular þjónustu, nominative plural þjónustur)

  1. (uncountable) a service
  2. (countable, dated) a maid (female servant)

Declension

Synonyms

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þewanōstaz, made from *þewanōną, whence Old Norse þjóna.

Noun

þjónusta f

  1. service
  2. divine service
  3. the eucharist

Declension

Derived terms

  • þjónostubundinn (“bound in service or allegiance”)
  • þjónostuembætti n (“divine service”)
  • þjónostufolk n (“servant-folk”)
  • þjónostufullr (“serviceable, ready to serve”)
  • þjónostugjǫld n pl (“wages for service”)
  • þjónostugørð f (“divine service”)
  • þjónostukona f (“female service”)
  • þjónostulauss (“without sacrament; without divine service”)
  • þjónostumaðr m (“man-servant”)
  • þjónostumjúkr (“officious, obliging”)
  • þjónostumær f (“maid servant”)
  • þjónostusamr (“ready to serve”)
  • þjónostusemd f (“readiness to serve”)
  • þjónostuskyldr (“in duty bound”)
  • þjónostusveinn m (“page, male servant”)
  • þjónostutekja f (“taking of the sacrament”)
  • þjónostuverk n (“performance of service”)

Descendants

Also descendants of þénasta.

  • Icelandic: þjónusta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tenest, teneste
  • Old Swedish: þiænist
  • Danish: tjeneste c

References

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