heimili

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse heimili (“home”), a formation related to heimr (“realm, region”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

heimili n (genitive singular heimilis, nominative plural heimili)

  1. home

Declension

Declension of heimili (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative heimili heimilið heimili heimilin
accusative heimili heimilið heimili heimilin
dative heimili heimilinu heimilum heimilunum
genitive heimilis heimilisins heimila heimilanna

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “heimili”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary]‎ (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 219

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