þáttur
Icelandic
/ˈθauhtʏr/
noun
Definitions
- thread, strand
- a chapter, section (of a book)
- (literature) a short story, episode, especially referring to the ones written in medieval Iceland (see w:ÞáWikipedia)
- act (section of a play)
- (music) movement
- (theater) act
- (television) episode
- a serial story or play; a series
- a television sketch
- share, part in some activity
- constituent, component, factor
- (mathematics) factor any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse þáttr derived from Proto-Germanic *þēhtuz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*þēhtuz