ensím

Icelandic

Etymology

Probably via Danish from German Enzym, created in 1878, by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) and ζύμη (zúmē, “sourdough”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛn.siːm]

Noun

ensím n (genitive singular ensíms, nominative plural ensím)

1. (biochemistry) enzyme

   Synonym: lífhvati

Declension

Declension of ensím (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ensím	ensímið	ensím	ensímin
accusative	ensím	ensímið	ensím	ensímin
dative	ensími	ensíminu	ensímum	ensímunum
genitive	ensíms	ensímsins	ensíma	ensímanna