efni

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse efni, from Proto-Germanic *abniją. Cognate with Faroese evni, Danish evne, Norwegian Nynorsk emne, Swedish ämne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛpnɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛpnɪ

Noun

efni n (genitive singular efnis, nominative plural efni)

  1. fabric
  2. material
  3. subject, matter

Declension

Derived terms


Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ebnaz. Related to evan.

Adjective

efni (comparative efniro, superlative efnist)

  1. plain

Declension


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