Icelandic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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líkami m (genitive singular líkama, nominative plural líkamar)

  1. body

Usage notes

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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

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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líkami m

  1. body

Declension

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Descendants

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