ævi
See also: aevi
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse ævi, from Proto-Germanic *aiwį̄.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛaːvɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɛaːvɪ
- Homophone: avi
Noun
ævi f (genitive singular ævi, plural ævir)
- life, lifetime
- a long spell, a very long time
- (plurale tantrum) eternity
Declension
| Declension of ævi (defective) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f33 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ævi | ævin | ævir | ævirnar |
| accusative | ævi | ævina | ævir | ævirnar |
| dative | ævi | ævini | — | — |
| genitive | ævi | ævinnar | — | — |
Synonyms
- (life, lifetime): lív, lívstíð, æviskeið
Derived terms
- um aldur og allar ævir
- æviblóma
- ævidagur
- æviga (adverb)
- ævigamal
- ævigur (adj)
- ævilangur
- ævileiki
- æviligur
- ævilýsing
- ævinleika
- ævinleiki
- ævinliga
- ævinligur
- æviskeið
- ævistarv
- ævisøga
- ævisøguligur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse ævi, from Proto-Germanic *aiwį̄.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaiːvɪ/
- Rhymes: -aiːvɪ
- Homophones: æfi
Noun
ævi f (genitive singular ævi, nominative plural ævir)
- time
- life, lifetime
- biography
Declension
declension of ævi
| f-w2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ævi | ævin | ævir | ævirnar |
| accusative | ævi | ævina | ævir | ævirnar |
| dative | ævi | ævinni | ævum | ævunum |
| genitive | ævi | ævinnar | æva | ævanna |
Synonyms
- (life, lifetime): líf, lífstíð, líftími, ævidagar, æviskeið
- (biography): ævisaga, æviágrip
Derived terms
- um aldur og ævi
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aiwį̄, from *aiwaz, *aiwiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oyus, *h₂eyus (“(allotted) lifetime”). Germanic cognates include Old English ǣ(w) (“law”), Old Frisian ēwe, Old High German ēwa (“eternity”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 (aiws, “age, eternity”). Accusative singular form in Proto-Germanic *aiwį was used as an adverb meaning "ever", and thence came Old Norse æ (“ever, always”). Indo-European cognates include Latin aevum, Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn), Sanskrit आयुस् (ā́yus, “life, vital power”) and Old Armenian ոչ (očʿ, “not”).
Noun
ævi f
- time
- life, lifetime
- biography
Descendants
- Faroese: ævi f
- Icelandic: ævi f
- Norwegian Nynorsk: æve f
- Swedish: äve n pl, (dialectal) äva f
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.