efni

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse efni, from Proto-Germanic *abniją. Cognate with Faroese evni, Danish evne, Norwegian Nynorsk emne, Swedish ämne.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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efni n (genitive singular efnis, nominative plural efni)

  1. fabric
  2. material
    1. chemical
  3. subject, matter
  4. means

Declension

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    Declension of efni
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative efni efnið efni efnin
accusative efni efnið efni efnin
dative efni efninu efnum efnunum
genitive efnis efnisins efna efnanna

Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *abniją.

Noun

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efni n (genitive efnis)

  1. stuff, material
  2. matter of discourse
  3. matter, affair
  4. cause, reason
  5. state, condition, affair
  6. (plural only) means

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *ebn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz. Related to evan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈef.ni/, /ˈev.ni/

Adjective

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efni (comparative efniro, superlative efnist)

  1. plain

Declension

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