själ
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editsjäl c
Declension
editDeclension of själ | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | själ | själen | själar | själarna |
Genitive | själs | själens | själars | själarnas |
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- själ in Svensk ordbok.