lýsi

See also: lysi, łysi, lýsi-, and λύση

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːsɪ/

  Rhymes: -iːsɪ

Noun

lýsi n (genitive singular lýsis, no plural)

1. animal fat oil

Usage notes

• This term refers to oil derived from various types of animal fat: fish liver (from shark, cod, pollock, etc.), and in earlier times also whale, seal or walrus blubber, historically used for lighting (with oil lamps), but now primarily used as a food supplement (for its content of vitamins A, D and E and omega-3 fatty acids).

Declension

Declension of lýsi (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	lýsi	lýsið
accusative	lýsi	lýsið
dative	lýsi	lýsinu
genitive	lýsis	lýsisins

Derived terms

• fisklýsi (“fish oil, fish body oil”)
• hákarlalýsi (“shark oil”)
• lifrarlýsi (“fish-liver oil”)
• þorskalýsi (“cod-liver oil”)