Reykjavik

See also: Reykjavík

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Rey‧kja‧vik

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Reykjavik

1. Alternative spelling of Reykjavík

Afrikaans

Proper noun

Reykjavik

1. Reykjavik (the capital city of Iceland)

Derived terms

• Reykjaviker
• Reykjaviks

Finnish

Alternative forms

• Reykjavík

Etymology

From Icelandic Reykjavík.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrei̯kjɑʋik/, [ˈre̞i̯kjɑ̝ʋik]
• Rhymes: -eikjɑʋik

Proper noun

Reykjavik

1. Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)

Declension

Inflection of Reykjavik (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Reykjavik	—
genitive		Reykjavikin	—
partitive		Reykjavikia	—
illative		Reykjavikiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Reykjavik	—
accusative	nom.	Reykjavik	—
	gen.	Reykjavikin
genitive		Reykjavikin	—
partitive		Reykjavikia	—
inessive		Reykjavikissa	—
elative		Reykjavikista	—
illative		Reykjavikiin	—
adessive		Reykjavikilla	—
ablative		Reykjavikilta	—
allative		Reykjavikille	—
essive		Reykjavikina	—
translative		Reykjavikiksi	—
abessive		Reykjavikitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Reykjavik (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Reykjavikini — accusative nom. Reykjavikini — gen. Reykjavikini genitive Reykjavikini — partitive Reykjavikiani — inessive Reykjavikissani — elative Reykjavikistani — illative Reykjavikiini — adessive Reykjavikillani — ablative Reykjavikiltani — allative Reykjavikilleni — essive Reykjavikinani — translative Reykjavikikseni — abessive Reykjavikittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Reykjavikisi — accusative nom. Reykjavikisi — gen. Reykjavikisi genitive Reykjavikisi — partitive Reykjavikiasi — inessive Reykjavikissasi — elative Reykjavikistasi — illative Reykjavikiisi — adessive Reykjavikillasi — ablative Reykjavikiltasi — allative Reykjavikillesi — essive Reykjavikinasi — translative Reykjavikiksesi — abessive Reykjavikittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Reykjavikimme — accusative nom. Reykjavikimme — gen. Reykjavikimme genitive Reykjavikimme — partitive Reykjavikiamme — inessive Reykjavikissamme — elative Reykjavikistamme — illative Reykjavikiimme — adessive Reykjavikillamme — ablative Reykjavikiltamme — allative Reykjavikillemme — essive Reykjavikinamme — translative Reykjavikiksemme — abessive Reykjavikittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Reykjavikinne — accusative nom. Reykjavikinne — gen. Reykjavikinne genitive Reykjavikinne — partitive Reykjavikianne — inessive Reykjavikissanne — elative Reykjavikistanne — illative Reykjavikiinne — adessive Reykjavikillanne — ablative Reykjavikiltanne — allative Reykjavikillenne — essive Reykjavikinanne — translative Reykjavikiksenne — abessive Reykjavikittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Reykjavikinsa — accusative nom. Reykjavikinsa — gen. Reykjavikinsa genitive Reykjavikinsa — partitive Reykjavikiaan Reykjavikiansa — inessive Reykjavikissaan Reykjavikissansa — elative Reykjavikistaan Reykjavikistansa — illative Reykjavikiinsa — adessive Reykjavikillaan Reykjavikillansa — ablative Reykjavikiltaan Reykjavikiltansa — allative Reykjavikilleen Reykjavikillensa — essive Reykjavikinaan Reykjavikinansa — translative Reykjavikikseen Reykjavikiksensa — abessive Reykjavikittaan Reykjavikittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

German

Alternative forms

• Reykjavík

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛɪ̯.kja.vɪk/, /ˈʁaɪ̯-/, /-ˌviːk/

Proper noun

Reykjavik n (proper noun, genitive Reykjaviks or (optionally with an article) Reykjavik)

1. Reykjavík (the capital of Iceland)

Derived terms

• Reykjaviker

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Icelandic Reykjavík (“bay of smokes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛj.kja.vik/
• Rhymes: -ɛjkjavik
• Hyphenation: Rèyk‧ja‧vik

Proper noun

Reykjavik f

1. Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Røykjavik

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Icelandic Reykjavík.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²rœʏçaviːk/, [²rœʏː.çɐ̞.ʋiˑk]

Proper noun

Reykjavík f

1. Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Icelandic Reykjavík.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛjˈkja.vik/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -avik
• Syllabification: Rey‧kja‧vik

Proper noun

Reykjavik m inan (related adjective reykjavicki)

1. (dated) Reykjavík (the capital and largest city of Iceland)

Declension

Declension of Reykjavik

	singular
nominative	Reykjavik
genitive	Reykjaviku
dative	Reykjavikowi
accusative	Reykjavik
instrumental	Reykjavikiem
locative	Reykjaviku
vocative	Reykjaviku

Further reading

• Reykjavik in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Reykjavik f

1. Alternative form of Reiquejavique

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Icelandic Reykjavík (“bay of smokes”), equivalent to rökars +‎ vik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²rɛjkjaˌviːk/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Reykjavik n (genitive Reykjaviks)

1. Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)