líkami

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Icelandic

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Etymology

From Old Norse líkami, from Proto-Germanic *līkahamô.

Pronunciation

Noun

líkami m (genitive singular líkama, nominative plural líkamar)

  1. 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
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative líkami líkaminn líkamar líkamarnir
accusative líkama líkamann líkama líkamana
dative líkama líkamanum líkömum líkömunum
genitive líkama líkamans líkama líkamanna

Old Norse

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Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *līkahamô, a compound of *līką (“body”) + *hamô (“skin, slough”).

Noun

líkami m

  1. body

Declension

  Declension of líkami (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative líkami líkaminn líkamar líkamarnir
accusative líkama líkamann líkama líkamana
dative líkama líkamanum líkǫmum líkǫmunum
genitive líkama líkamans líkama líkamanna

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