svið

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See also: svid and svíd

Icelandic

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Etymology 1

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Noun

svið n (genitive singular sviðs, nominative plural svið)

  1. field, domain, subject
  2. (theater) stage
  3. (physics) field
Declension
declension of svið
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative svið sviðið svið sviðin
accusative svið sviðið svið sviðin
dative sviði sviðinu sviðum sviðunum
genitive sviðs sviðsins sviða sviðanna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From svíða (“to singe, to scorch”).

Noun

svið n pl (plurale tantum)

  1. a traditional Icelandic dish consisting of half a sheep's head, singed and then boiled
Declension
declension of svið
n-s plural
indefinite definite
nominative svið sviðin
accusative svið sviðin
dative sviðum sviðunum
genitive sviða sviðanna
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