sjálfur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sjálfr, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsjaulvʏr/
    Rhymes: -aulvʏr

Pronoun

sjálfur (feminine sjálf, neuter sjálft)

  1. self

Declension

Positive forms of sjálfur (strong-only)
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sjálfur sjálf sjálft
accusative sjálfan sjálfa
dative sjálfum sjálfri sjálfu
genitive sjálfs sjálfrar sjálfs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sjálfir sjálfar sjálf
accusative sjálfa
dative sjálfum
genitive sjálfra

Derived terms

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