sambýli

Icelandic

Etymology

From sam- +‎ býli.

Noun

sambýli n (genitive singular sambýlis, nominative plural sambýli)

1. (uncountable) communal living
2. (countable) area or building for communal living
3. (countable) care home
4. (uncountable) coexistence

Declension

declension of sambýli

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sambýli	sambýlið	sambýli	sambýlin
accusative	sambýli	sambýlið	sambýli	sambýlin
dative	sambýli	sambýlinu	sambýlum	sambýlunum
genitive	sambýlis	sambýlisins	sambýla	sambýlanna

Derived terms

• sambýliskona
• sambýlismaður

Related terms

• sambúð

Further reading

• “sambýli” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)