sjálfur
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse sjálfr, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]sjálfur (feminine sjálf, neuter sjálft)
Declension
[edit]positive forms of sjálfur (strong-only)
strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | sjálfur | sjálf | sjálft | |
accusative | sjálfan | sjálfa | ||
dative | sjálfum | sjálfri | sjálfu | |
genitive | sjálfs | sjálfrar | sjálfs | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | sjálfir | sjálfar | sjálf | |
accusative | sjálfa | |||
dative | sjálfum | |||
genitive | sjálfra |
Derived terms
[edit]- sjálfboðaliði (“volunteer”)
- sjálfsmorð (“suicide”)
- sjálfskaði (“self-harm”)
Categories:
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/aulvʏr
- Rhymes:Icelandic/aulvʏr/2 syllables
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