själ
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish siæl, sial, borrowed from Old Saxon sēola, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō (“soul”). Cognate with Danish sjæl, Norwegian sjel, Icelandic sál, English soul, Dutch ziel, German Seele, Low German Seel, Luxembourgish Séil (“soul, spirit”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]själ c
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | själ | själs |
| definite | själen | själens | |
| plural | indefinite | själar | själars |
| definite | själarna | själarnas |
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- själ in Svensk ordbok.
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