starfsemi
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Icelandic
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]starfsemi f (genitive singular starfsemi, no plural)
- activity, operations
- Synonym: starfræksla
- function (how something works, particularly how the brain works)
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (obsolete) industriousness [19th c.]
- 1857, Þúsund og ein nótt[1]:
- og hefur aflað sér mikilla fjármuna með starfsemi sinni og hagleik.
- and has made a significant fortune from his industriousness and ingenuity.
- Synonym: vinnusemi
Declension
[edit]| Declension of starfsemi | ||
|---|---|---|
| f-w2 | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | starfsemi | starfsemin |
| accusative | starfsemi | starfsemina |
| dative | starfsemi | starfseminni |
| genitive | starfsemi | starfseminnar |
Further reading
[edit]- “starfsemi” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)