lifur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lifr, from Proto-Germanic *librō, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to smudge, stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley- (“to be slimy, be sticky, glide”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪːvʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɪːvʏr

Noun

lifur f (genitive singular lifrar, nominative plural lifrar)

1. liver

Declension

Declension of lifur (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lifur	lifrin	lifrar	lifrarnar
accusative	lifur	lifrina	lifrar	lifrarnar
dative	lifur	lifrinni	lifrum	lifrunum
genitive	lifrar	lifrarinnar	lifra	lifranna