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
    1. chemical
  3. subject, matter

Declension
declension of efni
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative efni efnið efni efnin
accusative efni efnið efni efnin
dative efni efninu efnum efnunum
genitive efnis efnisins efna efnanna

Derived terms
Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *abniją.

Noun

efni n (genitive efnis)

  1. stuff, material
  2. matter of discourse
  3. matter, affair
  4. cause, reason
  5. state, condition, affair
  6. (plural only) means

Declension
  Declension of efni (strong ija-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative efni efnit efni efnin
accusative efni efnit efni efnin
dative efni efninu efnum efnunum
genitive efnis efnisins efna efnanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: efni
  • Faroese: evni
  • Norn: even
  • Norwegian: emne; (dialectal) evne, ebne
    • → Danish: emne
      • Norwegian Bokmål: emne
  • Old Swedish: æfni
  • Danish: evne
    • Norwegian Bokmål: evne
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: evne
  • Gutnish: ämne
  • → Middle English: efne, efene, evene, even
    • Scots: evyne, evyn, evin

References
  • “efni”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ebn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz. Related to evan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈef.ni/, /ˈev.ni/

Adjective

efni (comparative efniro, superlative efnist)

  1. plain

Declension
Positive forms of efni
Strong declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative efni efnie efni efnie efni efniu
accusative efniana efnie efni efnie efnia efniu
genitive efnies efniarō efnies efniarō efniaro efniarō
dative efniumu efnium efniumu efnium efniaro efnium
Weak declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative efnio efniu efnia efniu efnia efniu
accusative efniun efniun efnia efniun efniun efniun
genitive efniun efnionō efniun efnionō efniun efnionō
dative efniun efnium efniun efnium efniun efnium
Comparative forms of efni (weak only)
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative efniro efniru efnira efniru efnira efniru
accusative efnirun efnirun efnira efnirun efnirun efnirun
genitive efnirun efnironō efnirun efnironō efnirun efnironō
dative efnirun efnirum efnirun efnirum efnirun efnirum
Superlative forms of efni
Strong declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative efnist efniste efnist efniste efnist efnistu
accusative efnistana efniste efnist efniste efnista efnistu
genitive efnistes efnistarō efnistes efnistarō efnistaro efnistarō
dative efnistumu efnistum efnistumu efnistum efnistaro efnistum
Weak declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative efnisto efnistu efnista efnistu efnista efnistu
accusative efnistun efnistun efnista efnistun efnistun efnistun
genitive efnistun efnistonō efnistun efnistonō efnistun efnistonō
dative efnistun efnistum efnistun efnistum efnistun efnistum


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