#icelandic — Public Fediverse posts
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In Iceland, the mystery of the poet, the tomb and the Danish grocer https://www.byteseu.com/2338223/ #1845 #Danish #Hallgrimsson #Iceland #Icelandic #JonasHallgrimsson #JonathanKLEIN #NorthAmerican #Stefansson #Stefansson"Now
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Buxur
🇬🇧 English: Pants
🏷️ Noun (feminine)E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég keypti nýjar buxur í gær.
🇬🇧 English: I bought new pants yesterday.G R A M M A R
📝 Plural noun. Definite form: buxurnar. Often used with adjectives in plural form. -
The last part of this pull quote is the actual story. Not all the quaint bullshit I was excited about.
"By 2024, the community had outgrown its rented rooms and church basements and purchased the building that became the new #Jewish center, roughly tying one in #Fairbanks, #Alaska, as the northernmost #Chabad houses in the world. The building sits in #Reykjavik’s compact downtown, just blocks from the iconic #RainbowStreet and #Harpa #OperaHouse that make the city one of the most Instagram-friendly sites in the world.
In a city that caters to tourists, and for a community built largely from #immigrants, longtime #Icelandic Jewish families, and people who married into Icelandic life, the new center represents something rare: a shared physical home.
“It’s been clear for a long time that we need a home for our community,” said one Jewish resident in #Iceland, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because not all of his colleagues know he is Jewish."
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The last part of this pull quote is the actual story. Not all the quaint bullshit I was excited about.
"By 2024, the community had outgrown its rented rooms and church basements and purchased the building that became the new #Jewish center, roughly tying one in #Fairbanks, #Alaska, as the northernmost #Chabad houses in the world. The building sits in #Reykjavik’s compact downtown, just blocks from the iconic #RainbowStreet and #Harpa #OperaHouse that make the city one of the most Instagram-friendly sites in the world.
In a city that caters to tourists, and for a community built largely from #immigrants, longtime #Icelandic Jewish families, and people who married into Icelandic life, the new center represents something rare: a shared physical home.
“It’s been clear for a long time that we need a home for our community,” said one Jewish resident in #Iceland, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because not all of his colleagues know he is Jewish."
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The last part of this pull quote is the actual story. Not all the quaint bullshit I was excited about.
"By 2024, the community had outgrown its rented rooms and church basements and purchased the building that became the new #Jewish center, roughly tying one in #Fairbanks, #Alaska, as the northernmost #Chabad houses in the world. The building sits in #Reykjavik’s compact downtown, just blocks from the iconic #RainbowStreet and #Harpa #OperaHouse that make the city one of the most Instagram-friendly sites in the world.
In a city that caters to tourists, and for a community built largely from #immigrants, longtime #Icelandic Jewish families, and people who married into Icelandic life, the new center represents something rare: a shared physical home.
“It’s been clear for a long time that we need a home for our community,” said one Jewish resident in #Iceland, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because not all of his colleagues know he is Jewish."
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The last part of this pull quote is the actual story. Not all the quaint bullshit I was excited about.
"By 2024, the community had outgrown its rented rooms and church basements and purchased the building that became the new #Jewish center, roughly tying one in #Fairbanks, #Alaska, as the northernmost #Chabad houses in the world. The building sits in #Reykjavik’s compact downtown, just blocks from the iconic #RainbowStreet and #Harpa #OperaHouse that make the city one of the most Instagram-friendly sites in the world.
In a city that caters to tourists, and for a community built largely from #immigrants, longtime #Icelandic Jewish families, and people who married into Icelandic life, the new center represents something rare: a shared physical home.
“It’s been clear for a long time that we need a home for our community,” said one Jewish resident in #Iceland, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because not all of his colleagues know he is Jewish."
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The last part of this pull quote is the actual story. Not all the quaint bullshit I was excited about.
"By 2024, the community had outgrown its rented rooms and church basements and purchased the building that became the new #Jewish center, roughly tying one in #Fairbanks, #Alaska, as the northernmost #Chabad houses in the world. The building sits in #Reykjavik’s compact downtown, just blocks from the iconic #RainbowStreet and #Harpa #OperaHouse that make the city one of the most Instagram-friendly sites in the world.
In a city that caters to tourists, and for a community built largely from #immigrants, longtime #Icelandic Jewish families, and people who married into Icelandic life, the new center represents something rare: a shared physical home.
“It’s been clear for a long time that we need a home for our community,” said one Jewish resident in #Iceland, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because not all of his colleagues know he is Jewish."
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Kind
🇬🇧 English: Sheep
🏷️ AdjectiveE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Hún er mjög kind hjá börnum.
🇬🇧 English: The sheep is blsck,G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'kind' in Icelandic is a masculine noun that can be used in a definitive and indefinite form. -
Svodufoss Waterfall by Vagelis Pikoulas
https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxjVO_q20e00
#water #waterfall #waterfalls #snaefellsnes #iceland #icelandic #europe #travel #landscape #nature #view #august #summer #2025 #glacier #mountains #snow #day #canon #r6 #r62 #r6ii #24105mm #24105 #flickr #thingsdavidlikes
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Sumar
🇬🇧 English: Summer
🏷️ NounE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Sumarið var heitt og sólskin var mikið.
🇬🇧 English: The summer was hot and there was a lot of sunshine.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'sumar' is a neuter noun. In Icelandic, nouns can take definite or indefinite forms. The indefinite form is 'sumar' (a summer), while the definite form is 'sumarið' (the summer). The definite form is often used when referring to a specific instance of the noun, as in the example sentence. Additionally, adjectives modifying 'sumar' must agree in gender, number, and case. Here, 'heitt' (hot) is in the neuter singular nominative form to match 'sumarið'. -
Today I learned a new word in Icelandic 🇮🇸 :
GervigreindardrullaI was able understand it by just breaking it into its pieces gervi, greind and drulla:
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Rigning
🇬🇧 English: Raining
🏷️ Noun (feminine)E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Í dag er mikil rigning úti.
🇬🇧 English: Today there is heavy rain outside.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'rigning' is a feminine noun in Icelandic. It can be used in both definite and indefinite forms. In the indefinite form, it is 'rigning' (rain), and in the definite form, it is 'rigningin' (the rain). The definite form is often used when referring to a specific instance of rain, while the indefinite form is used for general reference or when the specific instance is not known or important. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Hjóla
🇬🇧 English: Bike
🏷️ VerbE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég hjóla oft til vinnu á sumrin.
🇬🇧 English: I often bike to work in the summer.G R A M M A R
📝 Að hjóla is an infinitive verb in Icelandic. When conjugated, it follows regular weak verb patterns. For example, in the present tense: ég hjóla (I bike), þú hjólar (you bike), hann/hún/það hjólar (he/she/it bikes). In the past tense: ég hjólaði (I biked), þú hjólaðir (you biked), hann/hún/það hjólaði (he/she/it biked).The verb itself does not change based on gender or definiteness. Instead, it agrees only with person (first, second, third) and number (singular or plural). This is why hann hjólar and hún hjólar use the same verb form — both are third person singular, even though the pronouns differ in gender.
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Köttur
🇬🇧 English: Cat
🏷️ Noun (masculine)E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Kötturinn er að drekka mjólkina.
🇬🇧 English: The cat is drinking the milk.G R A M M A R
📝 In Icelandic, nouns have definite and indefinite forms. 'Köttur' is the indefinite nominative singular form meaning 'a cat'. The definite form is 'kötturinn' (the cat), where '-inn' is the definite article suffix. The indefinite form is used when referring to a cat in general or the first time mentioning a specific cat, while the definite form is used when the cat has been previously specified or is known to both the speaker and listener. -
The Dreams That Gather Over Vestrahorn by Vagelis Pikoulas
https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxj4NVdFmu00
#vestrahorn #mountain #iceland #icelandic #sun #sunrise #canon #r6 #r62 #r6ii #tokina #opera #1628mm #1628 #reflection #reflections #black #sand #beach #travel #europe #september #autumn #2024 #landscape #scenery #scene #nature #mirrorless #mirror
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Hype for the Future 86J: Icelandic Minnesotans
Overview While Icelandic Minnesotans do not represent a significant share of the Scandinavian or otherwise Nordic population of the modern State of Minnesota, the insular North Atlantic community is highly representative of the cultural divide that has indirectly influenced the culture in the modern Upper Midwest of the United States. Though Minnesota is largely associated with the eastern neighbors of Iceland, particularly Norway and Denmark, Iceland is also of cultural significance in the […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/25/hype-for-the-future-86j-icelandic-minnesotans/
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Vestrahorn, Where the Ocean Dreams by Vagelis Pikoulas
https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxibSF7KCy00
#vestrahorn #stokksnes #iceland #icelandic #mountains #mountain #black #sand #beach #canon #r6 #r62 #r6ii #1435 #rf #panorama #panoramic #pano #vertical #august #summer #2025 #travel #europe #landscape #scenery #scenic #nature #view #sky
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Kirkjufell, West Iceland by Vagelis Pikoulas
https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxiWLEDniu00
#kirkjufell #mountains #mountain #iceland #icelandic #view #west #canon #r6 #r62 #r6ii #24105mm #24105 #rf #mount #sea #seascape #landscape #scenery #scenic #scene #travel #europe #2025 #summer #august #flickr #thingsdavidlikes
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Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach by Vagelis Pikoulas
https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxiP_OYY8W00
#beach #rocks #rock #rain #rainy #raining #day #clouds #cloudy #cloud #canon #r6 #r62 #r6ii #24105mm #24105 #rf #august #summer #2025 #landscape #nature #iceland #icelandic #europe #travel #scenery #scenic #flickr #thingsdavidlikes
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Hverir Geothermal Area by Vagelis Pikoulas
https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxiMzH2imy00
#geothermal #iceland #icelandic #hverir #landscape #scenery #scenic #nature #canon #r6 #r62 #r6ii #1435 #rf #august #summer #2025 #view #mountain #europe #travel #flickr #thingsdavidlikes
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Vestrahorn, Iceland by Vagelis Pikoulas
https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxiI9-RMKa00
#vestrahorn #iceland #icelandic #europe #travel #viking #village #august #summer #2025 #landscape #nature #canon #r6 #r62 #r6ii #1435 #1435mm #rf #view #perspective #couple #people #mountains #mountain #flickr #thingsdavidlikes
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Evening Calm at Jokulsarlon by Vagelis Pikoulas
https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxiG-KV2Sa00
#iceland #icelandic #ice #iceberg #icebergs #europe #travel #canon #r6 #r62 #r6ii #24105mm #24105 #rf #sea #seascape #lagoon #sunset #sun #dusk #blue #hour #golden #reflection #reflections #long #exposure #summer #august #2025
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Ingjaldshólskirkja church, Snaefellsnes peninsula by Vagelis Pikoulas
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#snaefellsnes #peninsula #iceland #icelandic #europe #travel #canon #r6 #r62 #r6ii #tamron #70200mm #70200 #vc #woman #girl #august #summer #2025 #scenery #scene #landscape #flickr #thingsdavidlikes
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Icelandic Road Trip: Eastern Landscapes by Vagelis Pikoulas
https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxi8dl20uq00
#east #iceland #icelandic #road #trip #canon #r6 #r62 #r6ii #24105mm #24105 #rf #view #drive #landscape #nature #scenery #scenic #august #summer #2025 #clouds #cloudy #cloudscape #flickr #thingsdavidlikes
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Ingjaldshólskirkja church, Iceland by Vagelis Pikoulas
https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxi6Xrf-yy00
#snaefellsnes #peninsula #church #iceland #icelandic #bokeh #canon #r6 #r62 #r6ii #tamron #70200mm #70200 #vc #europe #travel #nature #landscape #architecture #landmark #august #summer #2025 #view #perspective #flickr #thingsdavidlikes
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Ég er að horfa á Time Travelers. #IcelandicI am watching for the Time Travelers.
❛❛ On the Night of the Total Lunar Eclipse,
Time Travelers descend in their space-time ships. ❜❜— For more images in this series, click on: #KronoWatch
#WelcomeTimeTravelers #2025Mar14 #Iceland #Breiðavík #Ísland #Íslenska #Unsplash #TimeTravel #Kronodon
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Við erum að horfa á Tímafarendur. #IcelandicWe are watching for the Time Travelers.
❛❛ On the Night of the Total Lunar Eclipse,
Time Travelers descend in their space-time ships. ❜❜— For more images in this series, click on: #KronoWatch
#WelcomeTimeTravelers #Iceland #2025Mar14 #Þjóðvegur #Icelandic #Íslenska #TimeTravel #Unsplash #Kronodon
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Við erum að horfa á Tímafarendur. #IcelandicWe are watching for the Time Travelers.
❛❛ On the Night of the Total Lunar Eclipse,
Time Travelers descend in their space-time ships. ❜❜— For more images in this series, click on: #KronoWatch
#WelcomeTimeTravelers #Iceland #2025Mar14 #Icelandic #Íslenska #TimeTravel #Unsplash #Kronodon
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Driving at sunset by Vagelis Pikoulas
https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxgf00rPmi00
#sunset #sun #iceland #landscape #nature #road #drive #canon #r6 #r62 #r6ii #24105mm #24105 #view #september #autumn #2024 #europe #travel #icelandic #flickr #thingsdavidlikes
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South Iceland by Vagelis Pikoulas
https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxgd4QWoqm00
#iceland #icelandic #south #europe #travel #road #perspective #clouds #cloudy #cloudscape #canon #r6 #r62 #r6ii #24105mm #24105 #september #autumn #2024 #landscape #nature #flickr #thingsdavidlikes
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When Russia invaded Ukraine the #NordicCountries decided they didn't want Russia to take part in #EuroVision. This year people in #Iceland tried to get a similar stance against #Israel and were told that would be too political and EuroVision isn't political.
Now the singer of the #Icelandic entry is at best naive about the situation while the song's writer has said the everyone should boycott this year's competition.
