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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse líkami, from Proto-Germanic *līkahamô.
Pronunciation
Noun
líkami m (genitive singular líkama, nominative plural líkamar)
- body
Usage notes
This form of the word is usually not used as a modifier in compounds, where the alternative (but otherwise archaic) form líkamur is preferred. Example: líkamsrækt, líkamsbygging.
Declension
Declension of líkami (masculine)
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *līkahamô, a compound of *līką (“body”) + *hamô (“skin, slough”).
Noun
líkami m
- body
Declension
Declension of líkami (weak an-stem)
Descendants