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
f-s1 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
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