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svæði

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse svæði, from Proto-Germanic *swaþō, from Proto-Indo-European *swem(bʰ)- (“to bend, turn, swing”).[1]

Cognate with English swath.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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svæði n (genitive singular svæðis, nominative plural svæði)

  1. area
  2. territory

Declension

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Declension of svæði (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative svæði svæðið svæði svæðin
accusative svæði svæðið svæði svæðin
dative svæði svæðinu svæðum svæðunum
genitive svæðis svæðisins svæða svæðanna

References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “3030”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 3030
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