samviska

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• samvizka (archaic)

Etymology

Calque of Latin conscientia.

Noun

samviska f (genitive singular samvisku, no plural)

1. a conscience
   • Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Icelandic, English)

     Hver maður er borinn frjáls og jafn öðrum að virðingu og réttindum. Menn eru gæddir vitsmunum og samvisku, og ber þeim að breyta bróðurlega hverjum við annan.

     All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Declension

Declension of samviska (sg-only feminine, based on viska)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	samviska	samviskan
accusative	samvisku	samviskuna
dative	samvisku	samviskunni
genitive	samvisku	samviskunnar

Derived terms

• samviskusamur
• samviskusemi

Further reading

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