lífsgleði

Icelandic

Etymology

From líf (“life”) +‎ gleði (“joy, happiness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlifsˌklɛːðɪ/

Noun

lífsgleði f (genitive singular lífsgleði, no plural)

1. joie de vivre

Declension

Declension of lífsgleði (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	lífsgleði	lífsgleðin
accusative	lífsgleði	lífsgleðina
dative	lífsgleði	lífsgleðinni
genitive	lífsgleði	lífsgleðinnar

Further reading

• “lífsgleði” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)