svif

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse svif.

Noun

svif n (genitive singular svifs, nominative plural svif)

1. flight, hovering, floating, gliding
2. plankton
3. swinging around, veering (e.g. of a ship)

Declension

declension of svif

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	svif	svifið	svif	svifin
accusative	svif	svifið	svif	svifin
dative	svifi	svifinu	svifum	svifunum
genitive	svifs	svifsins	svifa	svifanna

Derived terms

• í þeim svifum (“in the nick of time”)
• í sömu svifum (“at the same time”)