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Icelandic is an English word with synonyms like scandinavian or nordic. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Icelandic in a sentence

Icelandic meaning

A North Germanic language, the national tongue of Iceland.

Synonyms of Icelandic

european country european nation scandinavian scandinavian language nordic norse north germanic north germanic language

Using Icelandic

  • The main meaning on this page is: A North Germanic language, the national tongue of Iceland.
  • Useful related words include: european country, european nation, scandinavian, scandinavian language.
  • In the example corpus, icelandic often appears in combinations such as: the icelandic, an icelandic, in icelandic.

Context around Icelandic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Icelandic

  • In this selection, "icelandic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, trumps, annual, few, law, met and winter stand out and add context to how "icelandic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include about the icelandic heroes and against an icelandic company following. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "icelandic" sits close to words such as aberdeenshire, abound and arteries, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with icelandic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Ah yes, the Icelandic home away from home. (8 words)

Staid and calm, this is an oasis of Icelandic creativity. (10 words)

Stefán Karl Stefánsson was an Icelandic actor who was born on 10 July 1975 in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. (17 words)

Neither Corky, with a Danish father and a Cree mother, nor Lynn, with a Cree mother and an Icelandic father, had much connection with Indigenous culture as children, since their parents were taught European ways at school. (37 words)

The camera, run by Icelandic broadcasters, zoomed into the point of eruption, understood to be less than two miles away from the world-famous Blue Lagoon, and showed molten rock spurting high out of the ground. (36 words)

Gaukur must have been a well known figure in Icelandic folklore as he is mentioned in not only Njáls Saga but also the Íslendigadrápa, a poem about the Icelandic heroes. (30 words)

Example sentences (20)

And certainly not in harmony with Icelandic law,” ignoring the fact that European human rights law trumps Icelandic law.

The Icelandic MET Office shows a possibility of temperatures going up to 11º C tomorrow, something unusual for Icelandic winter.

Gaukur must have been a well known figure in Icelandic folklore as he is mentioned in not only Njáls Saga but also the Íslendigadrápa, a poem about the Icelandic heroes.

The Icelandic Ásatrúarfélagið describes Ásatrú as "Nordic pantheism " involving "belief in the Icelandic/Nordic folklore " including all the "spirits and entities" besides "gods and other beings" this entails.

The Icelandic State Park in Pembina County and an annual Icelandic festival reflect immigrants from that country, who are also descended from Scandinavians.

They were the first reggae band in Iceland, but few Icelandic artists had written songs in the reggae style before their showing up at the Icelandic music scene.

Ah yes, the Icelandic home away from home.

During those Icelandic nights, under vast skies that never went dark, she hiked, sang karaoke and mingled outside her mother’s gaze.

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For almost six weeks, the Icelandic authorities have been checking seismic activity close to Keflavik Airport, a major North Atlantic aviation hub.

Hildur Ásgeirsdóttir Jónsson poses in front of her loom painting, Aug. 26. The painting is 15 feet tall and depicts an Icelandic waterfall.

However, the eruption and flow appeared to have ceased Thursday, although the lava field still glowed and authorities were wary of declaring the eruption over, the Icelandic Meteorological Office added.

It seems like a long time ago that a picture of a black woman in the Icelandic national costume would cause a furore.

Neither Corky, with a Danish father and a Cree mother, nor Lynn, with a Cree mother and an Icelandic father, had much connection with Indigenous culture as children, since their parents were taught European ways at school.

Recently renovated, the local pool has never been better – just check out the kiddie slide section fashioned after waterparks, but miniaturised to Icelandic scale.

Richards, who became Jamaica’s youngest-ever goal scorer at the Gold Cup, also came in for praise from the Icelandic Dentist.

Sealaska, the processing giant’s parent company, has taken its equity investments beyond the £7 million mark in Icelandic and Norwegian whitefish specialists, as the footprint is doubled on Europarc.

Staid and calm, this is an oasis of Icelandic creativity.

Stefán Karl Stefánsson was an Icelandic actor who was born on 10 July 1975 in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland.

The camera, run by Icelandic broadcasters, zoomed into the point of eruption, understood to be less than two miles away from the world-famous Blue Lagoon, and showed molten rock spurting high out of the ground.

The European Union’s (EU) inability to act against an Icelandic company following its involvement in one of Africa’s biggest scandals has its fight against corruption.

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Common combinations with icelandic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "icelandic" in a sentence?
An example: "And certainly not in harmony with Icelandic law,” ignoring the fact that European human rights law trumps Icelandic law." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "icelandic" from authentic English texts.
What does "icelandic" mean?
Icelandic means: A North Germanic language, the national tongue of Iceland.
What are synonyms of "icelandic"?
Common synonyms of "icelandic" include: european country, european nation, scandinavian, scandinavian language, nordic, norse, north germanic, north germanic language.
How many example sentences with "icelandic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "icelandic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.