själ
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse sál (“soul”), from Old English sāwol (“soul”), from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō (“soul”). Cognate with Danish sjæl (“soul”), Norwegian sjel (“soul”), Icelandic sál (“soul”), English soul, Dutch ziel (“soul”), German Seele (“soul”), Low German Seel (“soul”), Luxembourgish Séil (“soul, spirit”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
själ c
Declension edit
Declension of själ | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | själ | själen | själar | själarna |
Genitive | själs | själens | själars | själarnas |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- själ in Svensk ordbok.