Icelandic edit

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Etymology edit

From Old Norse líkami, from Proto-Germanic *līkahamô.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

líkami m (genitive singular líkama, nominative plural líkamar)

  1. body

Usage notes edit

This form of the word is usually not used as a modifier in compounds, where the alternative (but otherwise archaic) form líkamur is preferred. Example: líkamsrækt, líkamsbygging.

Declension edit

Old Norse edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *līkahamô, a compound of *līką (body) + *hamô (skin, slough).

Noun edit

líkami m

  1. body

Declension edit

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