Noun: líf
Gender: n
Declension:
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | líf |
| Sg. Def. | lífið |
| Pl. Indef. | líf |
| Pl. Def. | lífin |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | lífs |
| Sg. Def. | lífsins |
| Pl. Indef. | lífa |
| Pl. Def. | lífanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | lífi |
| Sg. Def. | lífinu |
| Pl. Indef. | lífum |
| Pl. Def. | lífunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | líf |
| Sg. Def. | lífið |
| Pl. Indef. | líf |
| Pl. Def. | lífin |
Sample Sentences
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Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Icelandic, English) (Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.)
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Hvað hefur græðgin eyðilagt margar sálir og mörg líf? (How many lives has greed destroyed?) [2011 June, Fjölnir Ásbjörnsson, tru.is (sermon):]
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Ég átti bara eitt líf eftir þegar ég komst loksins í síðasta borðið. (I only had one life left when I finally got to the last level.)
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Terran eru bestir í að survivea 6pool vegna scvs sem eru með 60 í líf.. (Terran are best at surviving a 6pool because of SCVs who have 60 HP [lit. 60 in health/HP].) [2000 September, kjarni, hugi.is (forum), comments:]
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og já feral druidar í PvP setti eru oftast með MIKLU meira líf en warrior í Tier 1 epici (and yes, feral druids in [i.e. wearing/wielding] a PvP set [i.e. item set] most often have MUCH more health than a warrior in Tier 1 epic [i.e. a Tier 1 item set of epic quality]) [2006 February, kjellz, hugi.is (forum), comments:]
Nouns inflected like líf
hænsnabú,
sjampó,
smyrsl,
höfrungahlaup,
smáorð,
brennivín,
skraut,
rauðaldin,
þarfaþing,
aðgangskort,
skapahár,
villidýr,
fingurbjargarblóm,
krampaflog,
uppgjör,
tvíhljóð,
aðgangsorð,
gufustraujárn,
prakkarastrik,
baksvið, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Old Norse líf, from Proto-Germanic *lībą. See: Old Norse Nouns '
líf'.
Verbs referencing "líf"
English Nouns
life.
Translations