Sjónvarpsþætti

Sjónvarpsþætti is an Icelandic noun used to refer to a television program or a television show, and can also indicate an individual episode within a program. The term is a compound of sjónvarp, television, and þáttur, episode or segment. It is common in everyday speech, media reporting, and TV listings to designate broadcast content on television.

In standard Icelandic, the base form is sjónvarpsþáttur (singular, nominative) and sjónvarpsþættir (plural, nominative). The form sjónvarpsþætti occurs in inflected contexts, most notably as the genitive singular, and it appears in various sentence constructions according to case and number. Speakers choose the exact form to fit grammatical role, whether describing a single program, ownership, or connection to other elements.

The concept encompasses both a single program and an individual episode within a program. In practice, journalists and broadcasters frequently use sjónvarpsþættir to refer to TV shows, while program guides and streaming services categorize content under this heading, spanning genres such as news, drama, entertainment, and documentaries. The term thus functions as a general label for TV content in Icelandic media discourse.

See also: sjónvarpsþáttur; sjónvarp; þáttur; sjónvarpsþættir.