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ævi

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ævi, from Proto-Germanic *aiwį̄.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ævi f (genitive singular ævi, plural ævir)

  1. life, lifetime
  2. a long spell, a very long time
  3. (plural only) eternity

Declension

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f33 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ævi ævin ævir ævirnar
accusative ævi ævina ævir ævirnar
dative ævi ævini
genitive ævi ævinnar

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ævi, from Proto-Germanic *aiwį̄.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ævi f (genitive singular ævi, nominative plural ævir)

  1. time
  2. life, lifetime
    Synonyms: líf, lífstíð, líftími, ævidagar, æviskeið
  3. biography
    Synonyms: ævisaga, æviágrip

Declension

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Declension of ævi (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ævi ævin ævir ævirnar
accusative ævi ævina ævir ævirnar
dative ævi ævinni ævum ævunum
genitive ævi ævinnar æva ævanna

Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *aiwį̄, from *aiwaz, *aiwiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oyus, *h₂eyus ((allotted) lifetime). Germanic cognates include Old English ǣ(w) (law), Old Frisian ēwe, Old High German ēwa (eternity), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 (aiws, age, eternity). Accusative singular form in Proto-Germanic *aiwį was used as an adverb meaning "ever", and thence came Old Norse æ (ever, always). Indo-European cognates include Latin aevum, Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn), Sanskrit आयुस् (ā́yus, life, vital power) and Old Armenian ոչ (očʻ, not).

Noun

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ævi f (genitive ævi)

  1. time
  2. life, lifetime
  3. biography

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: ævi f
  • Faroese: ævi f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: æve f
  • Old Swedish: äve n pl
    • Swedish: äva f (dialectal)

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