sifji

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sifi (“a relation by marriage, an affinis”) whence sifjungr (“a relation by affinity”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪvjɪ/

Noun

sifji m (genitive singular sifja, nominative plural sifjar)

  1. (poetic, dated) a close relation, a close relative
    • The first verse of the poem "Þó þú langförull legðir" by Stephan G. Stephansson
      Þó þú langförull legðir
      sérhvert land undir fót,
      bera hugur og hjarta
      samt þíns heimalands mót,
      frænka eldfjalls og íshafs!
      sifji árfoss og hvers!
      dóttir langholts og lyngmós!
      sonur landvers og skers!
      Even if you, who have travelled far,
      would journey every land there is,
      both your heart and mind would
      bear the mould of your native land,
      oh aunt of the volcano and sea of ice!
      oh relative of the waterfall and hot spring!
      oh son of the hills and skerry!

Declension

Declension of sifji (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sifji sifjinn sifjar sifjarnir
accusative sifja sifjann sifja sifjana
dative sifja sifjanum sifjum sifjunum
genitive sifja sifjans sifja sifjanna

References

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “sifji”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
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