líkami

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliːkʰa(ː)mɪ/

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

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

líkami m

  1. body

Declension

Descendants

  • Faroese: likamur m, likam n
  • Icelandic: líkami, líkamur
  • Danish: legeme
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lekam
  • Old Swedish: līkami, likamin
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