icelandic
icelandic — adjective
1. relating to the country of Iceland, the people who live there, or their language
relating to the country of Iceland, the people who live there, or their language
Madison bought an Icelandic wool sweater from a small shop in Reykjavík.
collocation: Icelandic wool / Icelandic culture / Icelandic food
Élise is taking an Icelandic literature course at university this semester.
collocation: Icelandic literature
The bakery near the harbour serves traditional Icelandic rye bread.
Ziad learned several Icelandic phrases before his trip to the Blue Lagoon.
Hyun collects Icelandic folktales and reads them to his children at bedtime.
文法句型
Icelandic + noun (e.g. Icelandic culture, Icelandic food)
用法筆記
As a proper adjective, Icelandic is always capitalized in English, even when used informally. It commonly appears before a noun to describe things that come from or belong to Iceland (e.g. Icelandic music, Icelandic weather, Icelandic history).
常見錯誤
icelandic — noun
1. the language that people speak in Iceland
the language that people speak in Iceland
Lakan has been studying Icelandic for two years and can now read the sagas.
uncountable: study / learn / speak + [language]
Vinícius discovered that Icelandic uses several letters not found in the English alphabet.
linguistic feature: letters / alphabet + Icelandic
Rohan downloaded a language app to help him learn Icelandic before moving to Reykjavík.
Constanza speaks fluent Icelandic after living in Reykjavík for over a decade.
Asher enjoys listening to Icelandic radio to improve his pronunciation and vocabulary.
文法句型
study / learn / speak + Icelandic
用法筆記
Icelandic is an uncountable noun and is always capitalized. It is typically used without an article: 'She speaks Icelandic' (not 'the Icelandic'). The definite article is used only when the word language follows (e.g. 'the Icelandic language').