heilsan
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhailsan]
Noun
heilsan f (genitive singular heilsanar, plural heilsanir)
- greeting
Usage notes
closing a letter
- kærar heilsanir - love
- blíðar heilsanir - kind (warm) regards
- heilsanir - regards
Declension
| Declension of heilsan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f2 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | heilsan | heilsanin | heilsanir | heilsanirnar |
| accusative | heilsan | heilsanina | heilsanir | heilsanirnar |
| dative | heilsan | heilsanini | heilsanum | heilsanunum |
| genitive | heilsanar | heilsanarinnar | heilsana | heilsananna |
Synonyms
- heilsa, kvøða
Derived terms
- afturheilsan (greeting in return)
- jólaheilsan (Christmas greeting)
- skilnaðarheilsan (farewell)
- vinarheilsan (greeting between friends)
Old Norse
Etymology
From heilsa (“to greet”) + -an.
Noun
heilsan f (genitive heilsanar, plural heilsanir)
- a salutation, a greeting
Declension
Declension of heilsan (strong i-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | heilsan | heilsanin | heilsanir | heilsanirnar |
| accusative | heilsan | heilsanina | heilsanir | heilsanirnar |
| dative | heilsan | heilsaninni | heilsanum | heilsanunum |
| genitive | heilsanar | heilsanarinnar | heilsana | heilsananna |
References
- heilsan in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press