heimili
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse heimili (“home”), a formation related to heimr (“realm, region”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editheimili n (genitive singular heimilis, nominative plural heimili)
Declension
editDeclension of heimili (neuter)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | heimili | heimilið | heimili | heimilin |
| accusative | heimili | heimilið | heimili | heimilin |
| dative | heimili | heimilinu | heimilum | heimilunum |
| genitive | heimilis | heimilisins | heimila | heimilanna |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “heimili”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary][1] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 219
Further reading
edit- “heimili” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)