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 (masculine)

	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
• Old Danish: likum, likomæ, lekomæ
  • Danish: legeme
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: legeme
• Norwegian Nynorsk: lekam
• Old Swedish: līkami, likamin
  • Swedish: lekamen