líkami

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• líkamur (archaic)

Etymology

From Old Norse líkami, from Proto-Germanic *līkahamô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːkʰa(ː)mɪ/

Noun

líkami m (genitive singular líkama, nominative plural líkamar)

1. body

Usage notes

This form of the word is usually not used as a modifier in compounds, where the alternative (but otherwise archaic) form líkamur is preferred. Example: líkamsrækt, líkamsbygging.

Declension

declension of líkami

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	líkami	líkaminn	líkamar	líkamarnir
accusative	líkama	líkamann	líkama	líkamana
dative	líkama	líkamanum	líkömum	líkömunum
genitive	líkama	líkamans	líkama	líkamanna

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• líkamr
• líkhami
• líkhamr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *līkahamô, a compound of *līką (“body”) + *hamô (“skin, slough”).

Noun

líkami m

1. body

Declension

  Declension of líkami (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	líkami	líkaminn	líkamar	líkamarnir
accusative	líkama	líkamann	líkama	líkamana
dative	líkama	líkamanum	líkǫmum	líkǫmunum
genitive	líkama	líkamans	líkama	líkamanna

Descendants

• Faroese: likamur m, likam n
• Icelandic: líkami, líkamur
• Danish: legeme
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: legeme
• Norwegian Nynorsk: lekam
• Old Swedish: līkami, likamin
  • Swedish: lekamen