heilbrigði

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheil.prɪɣðɪ/

Noun

heilbrigði n (genitive singular heilbrigðis, no plural)

1. health

Declension

Declension of heilbrigði
n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	heilbrigði	heilbrigðið
accusative	heilbrigði	heilbrigðið
dative	heilbrigði	heilbrigðinu
genitive	heilbrigðis	heilbrigðisins

Related terms

• heilbrigður (“healthy”)

Middle Norwegian

Etymology

Derived from earlier Old Norse heilbrigðr (“hale, healthy”).

Noun

heilbrigði f

1. health

Descendants

• Norwegian Nynorsk: heilbrigd
• Norwegian Bokmål: helbred

References

• “heilbrigd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

Derived from the adjective heilbrigðr.

Adjective

heilbrigði

1. weak masculine nominative singular of heilbrigðr

Noun

heilbrigði f

1. health

Descendants

• Icelandic: heilbrigði
• Middle Norwegian: heilbrigði
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: heilbrigd
  • Norwegian Bokmål: helbred
• Danish: helbred

References

• heilbrigði in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
• “heilbrigd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.