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ævi

See also: aevi

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ævi, from Proto-Germanic *aiwį̄.

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Noun

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ævi f (genitive singular ævi, plural ævir)

  1. life, lifetime
  2. a long spell, a very long time
  3. (plural only) eternity

Declension

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Declension of ævi (defective)
f33 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ævi ævin ævir ævirnar
accusative ævi ævina ævir ævirnar
dative ævi ævini — —
genitive ævi ævinnar — —

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ævi, from Proto-Germanic *aiwį̄.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ævi f (genitive singular ævi, nominative plural ævir)

  1. time
  2. life, lifetime
  3. biography

Declension

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    Declension of ævi
f-w2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ævi ævin ævir ævirnar
accusative ævi ævina ævir ævirnar
dative ævi ævinni ævum ævunum
genitive ævi ævinnar æva ævanna

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *aiwį̄, from *aiwaz, *aiwiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oyus, *h₂eyus (“(allotted) lifetime”). Germanic cognates include Old English ǣ(w) (“law”), Old Frisian ēwe, Old High German ēwa (“eternity”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 (aiws, “age, eternity”). Accusative singular form in Proto-Germanic *aiwį was used as an adverb meaning "ever", and thence came Old Norse æ (“ever, always”). Indo-European cognates include Latin aevum, Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn), Sanskrit आयुस् (ā́yus, “life, vital power”) and Old Armenian ոչ (očʻ, “not”).

Noun

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ævi f (genitive ævi)

  1. time
  2. life, lifetime
  3. biography

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: ævi f
  • Faroese: ævi f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: æve f
  • Old Swedish: äve n pl
    • Swedish: äva f (dialectal)

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