sifji

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sifi (“a relation by marriage, an affinis”) whence sifjungr (“a relation by affinity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪvjɪ/

Noun

sifji m (genitive singular sifja, nominative plural sifjar)

1. (poetic, dated) a close relation, a close relative
   • The first verse of the poem "Þó þú langförull legðir" by Stephan G. Stephansson

     Þó þú langförull legðir

     sérhvert land undir fót,

     bera hugur og hjarta

     samt þíns heimalands mót,

     frænka eldfjalls og íshafs!

     sifji árfoss og hvers!

     dóttir langholts og lyngmós!

     sonur landvers og skers!

     Even if you, who have travelled far,

     would journey every land there is,

     both your heart and mind would

     bear the mould of your native land,

     oh aunt of the volcano and sea of ice!

     oh relative of the waterfall and hot spring!

     oh son of the hills and skerry!

Declension

Declension of sifji (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sifji	sifjinn	sifjar	sifjarnir
accusative	sifja	sifjann	sifja	sifjana
dative	sifja	sifjanum	sifjum	sifjunum
genitive	sifja	sifjans	sifja	sifjanna

References

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2024), “sifji”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies