Icelandic
/aɪsˈlændɪk/
Icelandic proper noun: a North Germanic language, the national tongue of Iceland.
Proper noun
Icelandic
- A North Germanic language, the national tongue of Iceland.
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- Synonyms:
- Icelandish
Noun
Icelandic (plural Icelandics)
- A native or inhabitant of Iceland; an Icelander.
- An Icelandic horse.
Adjective
Icelandic (comparative more Icelandic, superlative most Icelandic)
- Of or relating to the North Germanic language spoken in Iceland.
- Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Iceland.
- Of, relating to, or originating from Iceland.
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Icelandic meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Telugu and Gujarati
Icelandic in Hindi
- of or relating to Iceland
- आइसलैण्डिक āislaiṇḍik, आइसलैंड का āislaiṇḍ kā
Icelandic in Bengali
- language
- আইসল্যান্ডিক aiśolênḍik
- of or relating to Iceland
- আইসল্যান্ডীয় aiśolênḍiẏo
Icelandic in Telugu
- language
- ఐస్లాండిక్ aislāṇḍik
Icelandic in Gujarati
- language
- આઇસલેન્ડિક āisalenḍik
More languagesFewer languages
- Icelandic in Tagalog
- Islandes
- Icelandic in Arabic
- أَيْسْلَنْدِيّ ʔayslandiyy, آيِسْلَنْدِيّ ʔāyislandiyy
- Icelandic in Indonesian
- bahasa Islandia, Islandia
- Icelandic in Persian
- ایسلندی islandi
- Icelandic in Thai
- ไอซ์แลนด์ áis-lɛɛn
- Icelandic in Vietnamese
- Ai-xơ-len, Băng Đảo
- Icelandic in Myanmar
- အိုက်စလန် uikca.lan
Synonyms of Icelandic
Forms of Icelandic
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | Icelandick |
| Noun | |
| plural | Icelandics |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Icelandic |
| superlative | most Icelandic |
Origin of Icelandic
From Iceland + -ic.
Words formed from Icelandic
Phrases with Icelandic
- Icelandic Low
- Old Icelandic
- Icelandic raven
- Icelandic Spitz
- Icelandic horses
- Icelandic ravens
- Icelandic Spitze
- Icelandic yogurt
- Icelandic yoghurt
- Icelandic cyprines
- Icelandic Sheepdog
- Icelandic Sheepdogs
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Words that rhyme with Icelandic
Questions about Icelandic
- What does Icelandic mean?
- Icelandic means a North Germanic language, the national tongue of Iceland.
- What is Icelandic in Hindi?
- Icelandic in Hindi is आइसलैण्डिक (āislaiṇḍik), आइसलैंड का (āislaiṇḍ kā). See Icelandic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Icelandic?
- Icelandic can be a proper noun, a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Icelandic?
- Icelandic is pronounced /aɪsˈlændɪk/.
Words near Icelandic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Icelandic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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