þáttanna

þáttanna is an Icelandic noun form derived from þáttur, a word that can mean part, section, portion, or episode. The term is used across several related senses: a part of a larger whole (such as a section of a text or a component of a system), an episode in a television series or serialized narrative, and a thematic or structural element within a broader argument or discussion. The word appears in literary, media, educational, and everyday contexts.

In Icelandic grammar, þáttur is masculine and carries several inflected forms depending on number and case. þáttanna is one such form used in contexts where the noun is inflected for plural and certain cases. Because Icelandic morphology is highly case-driven, the exact role of þáttanna in a sentence depends on its syntactic position, and it can appear in phrases that indicate possession, association, or arrangement within a larger work or sequence of episodes.

The etymology of þáttur traces back to Old Norse and related Germanic roots, reflecting a long-standing semantic field that includes parts, divisions, and episodes. In English, the closest equivalents are “part,” “section,” or “episode.” The term is commonly encountered in discussions of narrative structure, media analysis, and academic writing when referring to discrete components within a larger whole.

See also: þáttur, Old Norse influence on Icelandic, list of related terms.