lív

See also: liv, LIV, Liv, and Lív

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse líf, from Proto-Germanic *lībą (“life, body”), from Proto-Germanic *lībaną (“to remain, stay, be left”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp-, *lip- (“to stick, glue”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʊiːv]
• Rhymes: -ʊiːv

Noun

lív n (genitive singular lívs, plural lív)

1. life
2. lifetime
3. lifestyle
4. circumstances of life
5. liveliness
6. (in phrases) body

Declension

Declension of lív
n3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lív	lívið	lív	lívini
accusative	lív	lívið	lív	lívini
dative	lívi	lívinum	lívum	lívunum
genitive	lívs	lívsins	líva	lívanna

Antonyms

• deyði (death)

Related terms

• liva (to live)
• líva