liv – Norwegian Bokmål noun declension

Noun: liv
Gender: Neuter Hyphenation:

Indefinite

Sg.	liv
Pl.	liv

Definite

Sg.	livet
Pl.	liva; livene

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like liv

kretsløp, kroppsvev, sexliv, samråd, samvær, samløp, sesongkort, cappella-kor, solbær, sjøfly, sjøliv, betongrør, passasjertog, passasjerfly, skritt, skjerf, skjegg, skjold, fenakjøtt, selvmord, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)

Etymology

From Old Norse líf (“life”), from Proto-Germanic *lībą (“body, life”), likely derived from *lībaną (“to remain, be left”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to stick; fat or stick substance”), from *ley-, *(s)ley- (“to slip, slide, glide; slimy”). See: Old Norse Nouns 'líf'.