svøvnur

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Etymology

From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos. Related to *swefaną.

Pronunciation

Noun

svøvnur m (genitive singular svøvns, plural svøvnar)

  1. sleep

Declension

Declension of svøvnur
m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative svøvnur svøvnurin svøvnar svøvnarnir
accusative svøvn svøvnin svøvnar svøvnarnar
dative svøvni svøvninum svøvnum svøvnunum
genitive svøvns svøvnsins svøvna svøvnanna

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