lýsi

See also: lysi, łysi, lýsi-, and λύση

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːsɪ/

  Rhymes: -iːsɪ

Noun

lýsi n (genitive singular lýsis, nominative plural lýsi)

1. oil derived from various types of animal fat: fish liver (from shark, cod, pollock, etc.), and in earlier times also whale, seal or walrus blubber, historically used for lighting (with oil lamps), but now primarily used as a food supplement (for its content of vitamins A, D and E and omega-3 fatty acids)

Declension

declension of lýsi

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	lýsi	lýsið
accusative	lýsi	lýsið
dative	lýsi	lýsinu
genitive	lýsis	lýsisins

Derived terms

• fisklýsi (fish oil, fish body oil)
• hákarlalýsi (shark oil)
• lifrarlýsi (fish-liver oil)
• þorskalýsi (cod-liver oil)