# Reykjavík
## English
### Alternative forms

* Reykjavik

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈɹɛk.jə.vɪk/, /ˈɹeɪk.jə.vɪk/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Proper noun

Reykjavík
* The capital city of Iceland.

#### Translations
## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Icelandic Reykjavík (“bay of smokes”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈrɛjkjaviːk]
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Reykjavík m inan (relational adjective reykjavický)
* Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Reykjavík”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Estonian
### Etymology

From the Icelandic Reykjavík (“bay of smokes”).

### Proper noun

Reykjavík
* Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Reykjavík f
* Reykjavík (the capital and largest city of Iceland)

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrei̯kjɑʋik/, [ˈre̞i̯kjɑ̝ʋik]
* Rhymes: -eikjɑʋik

### Proper noun

Reykjavík
* Alternative spelling of Reykjavik, the capital city of Iceland

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Reykjavík (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Reykjavíkini
accusative
nom.
Reykjavíkini
gen.
Reykjavíkini
genitive
Reykjavíkini
partitive
Reykjavíkiani
inessive
Reykjavíkissani
elative
Reykjavíkistani
illative
Reykjavíkiini
adessive
Reykjavíkillani
ablative
Reykjavíkiltani
allative
Reykjavíkilleni
essive
Reykjavíkinani
translative
Reykjavíkikseni
abessive
Reykjavíkittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Reykjavíkisi
accusative
nom.
Reykjavíkisi
gen.
Reykjavíkisi
genitive
Reykjavíkisi
partitive
Reykjavíkiasi
inessive
Reykjavíkissasi
elative
Reykjavíkistasi
illative
Reykjavíkiisi
adessive
Reykjavíkillasi
ablative
Reykjavíkiltasi
allative
Reykjavíkillesi
essive
Reykjavíkinasi
translative
Reykjavíkiksesi
abessive
Reykjavíkittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Reykjavíkimme
accusative
nom.
Reykjavíkimme
gen.
Reykjavíkimme
genitive
Reykjavíkimme
partitive
Reykjavíkiamme
inessive
Reykjavíkissamme
elative
Reykjavíkistamme
illative
Reykjavíkiimme
adessive
Reykjavíkillamme
ablative
Reykjavíkiltamme
allative
Reykjavíkillemme
essive
Reykjavíkinamme
translative
Reykjavíkiksemme
abessive
Reykjavíkittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Reykjavíkinne
accusative
nom.
Reykjavíkinne
gen.
Reykjavíkinne
genitive
Reykjavíkinne
partitive
Reykjavíkianne
inessive
Reykjavíkissanne
elative
Reykjavíkistanne
illative
Reykjavíkiinne
adessive
Reykjavíkillanne
ablative
Reykjavíkiltanne
allative
Reykjavíkillenne
essive
Reykjavíkinanne
translative
Reykjavíkiksenne
abessive
Reykjavíkittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Reykjavíkinsa
accusative
nom.
Reykjavíkinsa
gen.
Reykjavíkinsa
genitive
Reykjavíkinsa
partitive
Reykjavíkiaan Reykjavíkiansa
inessive
Reykjavíkissaan Reykjavíkissansa
elative
Reykjavíkistaan Reykjavíkistansa
illative
Reykjavíkiinsa
adessive
Reykjavíkillaan Reykjavíkillansa
ablative
Reykjavíkiltaan Reykjavíkiltansa
allative
Reykjavíkilleen Reykjavíkillensa
essive
Reykjavíkinaan Reykjavíkinansa
translative
Reykjavíkikseen Reykjavíkiksensa
abessive
Reykjavíkittaan Reykjavíkittansa
instructive
comitative

## French
### Alternative forms

* Reykjavik

### Etymology

Borrowed from Icelandic Reykjavík (“bay of smokes”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʁɛ.kja.vik/ ~ /ʁe.kja.vik/

### Proper noun

Reykjavík m
* Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)

## Hungarian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Icelandic Reykjavík (literally “bay of smokes”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈrɛjkjɒviːk]
* Hyphenation: Reyk‧ja‧vík
* Rhymes: -iːk

### Proper noun

Reykjavík
* Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)

#### Derived terms

* reykjavíki

## Icelandic
### Etymology

Literally, “bay of smokes”, from Old Norse Reykjavík, from reykja (genitive plural of reykr (“smoke”)) +‎ vík (“bay”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈreiːcaˌviːk]
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Reykjavík f (proper noun, genitive singular Reykjavíkur)
* Reykjavík (a city in the Capital Region, Iceland; the capital city of Iceland)

#### Declension
## Old Norse
### Etymology

From reykir (plural of reykr (“smoke”)) +‎ vík (“bay”).

### Proper noun

Reykjavík f (genitive Reykjavíkar)
* Reykjavík (bay between Seltjarnarnes and the mouth of the Elliðaár and the farm nearby where Ingólfr Arnarson lived)

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: Reykjavík
* → Norwegian Nynorsk: Røykjavik (learned)

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* Rejkiawik, Reykjavik

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Icelandic Reykjavík.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rɛjˈkja.vik/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -avik
* Syllabification: Rey‧kja‧vík

### Proper noun

Reykjavík m inan (related adjective reykjavícki)
* Reykjavík (the capital and largest city of Iceland)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Reykjavík in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Reykjavík in PWN's encyclopedia

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Reykjavík
* Alternative spelling of Reiquejavique

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈrejkjaviːk]

### Proper noun

Reykjavík m inan (genitive singular Reykjavíku, declension pattern of dub)
* Reykjavík (the capital of Iceland)

### References

* “Reykjavík”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025