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lífsandi

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From líf (life) +‎ andi (breath).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lífsandi m (genitive singular lífsanda, no plural)

  1. breath
    • Icelandic translation of Genesis 2:7
      Þá myndaði Drottinn Guð manninn af leiri jarðar og blés lífsanda í nasir hans, og þannig varð maðurinn lifandi sál.
      Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and blew breath in his nostrils, and thus the man was a living person.

Declension

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Declension of lífsandi (sg-only masculine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative lífsandi lífsandinn
accusative lífsanda lífsandann
dative lífsanda lífsandanum
genitive lífsanda lífsandans