sifjar

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sifjar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪvjar/
    Rhymes: -ɪvjar

Noun

sifjar f pl (plurale tantum)

  1. 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

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sibjō.

Noun

sifjar f pl

  1. an affinity connection by marriage

References
  • “sifjar”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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