lífsandi

Icelandic

Etymology

From líf (“life”) +‎ andi (“breath”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlifsˌantɪ/

Noun

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

Declension of lífsandi (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	lífsandi	lífsandinn
accusative	lífsanda	lífsandann
dative	lífsanda	lífsandanum
genitive	lífsanda	lífsandans