sifjar
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪvjar/
- Rhymes: -ɪvjar
Noun
sifjar f pl (plurale tantum)
- family relations
Declension
declension of sifjar
| f-s1 | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sifjar | sifjarnar |
| accusative | sifjar | sifjarnar |
| dative | sifjum | sifjunum |
| genitive | sifja | sifjanna |
Derived terms
- orðsifjar
- sifjaspell
- orðsifjafræði
Related terms
- sifji
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sibjō.
Noun
sifjar f pl
- an affinity connection by marriage
References
- sifjar in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press