stjarfi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stjarfi, from Proto-Germanic *sterbô; compare stirfinn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstjarvɪ/
  • Rhymes: -arvɪ

Noun

stjarfi m (genitive singular stjarfa, no plural)

  1. stiffness from fear, stupor, catatonia
  2. (medicine) tetanus
    Synonym: stífkrampi

Declension

Declension of stjarfi (sg-only masculine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative stjarfi stjarfinn
accusative stjarfa stjarfann
dative stjarfa stjarfanum
genitive stjarfa stjarfans
  • stjarfur (“stiff from fear, catatonic”)
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