efni
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse efni, from Proto-Germanic *abniją. Cognate with Faroese evni, Danish evne, Norwegian Nynorsk emne, Swedish ämne.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
efni n (genitive singular efnis, nominative plural efni)
Declension[edit]
declension of efni
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *abniją.
Noun[edit]
efni n (genitive efnis)
- stuff, material
- matter of discourse
- matter, affair
- cause, reason
- state, condition, affair
- (plural only) means
Declension[edit]
Declension of efni (strong ija-stem)
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “efni”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Saxon[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *ebn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz. Related to evan.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
efni (comparative efniro, superlative efnist)
Declension[edit]
Positive forms of efni
Strong declension | ||||||
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gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | efni | efnie | efni | efnie | efni | efniu |
accusative | efniana | efnie | efni | efnie | efnia | efniu |
genitive | efnies | efniarō | efnies | efniarō | efniaro | efniarō |
dative | efniumu | efnium | efniumu | efnium | efniaro | efnium |
Weak declension | ||||||
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | efnio | efniu | efnia | efniu | efnia | efniu |
accusative | efniun | efniun | efnia | efniun | efniun | efniun |
genitive | efniun | efnionō | efniun | efnionō | efniun | efnionō |
dative | efniun | efnium | efniun | efnium | efniun | efnium |
Comparative forms of efni (weak only)
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | efniro | efniru | efnira | efniru | efnira | efniru |
accusative | efnirun | efnirun | efnira | efnirun | efnirun | efnirun |
genitive | efnirun | efnironō | efnirun | efnironō | efnirun | efnironō |
dative | efnirun | efnirum | efnirun | efnirum | efnirun | efnirum |
Superlative forms of efni
Strong declension | ||||||
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gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | efnist | efniste | efnist | efniste | efnist | efnistu |
accusative | efnistana | efniste | efnist | efniste | efnista | efnistu |
genitive | efnistes | efnistarō | efnistes | efnistarō | efnistaro | efnistarō |
dative | efnistumu | efnistum | efnistumu | efnistum | efnistaro | efnistum |
Weak declension | ||||||
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | efnisto | efnistu | efnista | efnistu | efnista | efnistu |
accusative | efnistun | efnistun | efnista | efnistun | efnistun | efnistun |
genitive | efnistun | efnistonō | efnistun | efnistonō | efnistun | efnistonō |
dative | efnistun | efnistum | efnistun | efnistum | efnistun | efnistum |
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛpnɪ
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- Icelandic lemmas
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