heilsan
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Faroese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
heilsan f (genitive singular heilsanar, plural heilsanir)
Usage notes[edit]
closing a letter
Declension[edit]
| Declension of heilsan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f2 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | heilsan | heilsanin | heilsanir | heilsanirnar |
| accusative | heilsan | heilsanina | heilsanir | heilsanirnar |
| dative | heilsan | heilsanini | heilsanum | heilsanunum |
| genitive | heilsanar | heilsanarinnar | heilsana | heilsananna |
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- afturheilsan (greeting in return)
- jólaheilsan (Christmas greeting)
- skilnaðarheilsan (farewell)
- vinarheilsan (greeting between friends)
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From heilsa (“to greet”) + -an.
Noun[edit]
heilsan f (genitive heilsanar, plural heilsanir)
- a salutation, a greeting
Declension[edit]
Declension of heilsan (strong i-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | heilsan | heilsanin | heilsanir | heilsanirnar |
| accusative | heilsan | heilsanina | heilsanir | heilsanirnar |
| dative | heilsan | heilsaninni | heilsunum | heilsununum |
| genitive | heilsanar | heilsanarinnar | heilsana | heilsananna |
References[edit]
- “heilsan”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press