leyfi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse leyfi, from Proto-Germanic *laubiją.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈleiːvɪ/
    Rhymes: -eiːvɪ

Noun

leyfi n (genitive singular leyfis, nominative plural leyfi)

  1. leave, permission, consent, authorisation
    Umsókn um leyfi til að setja sérlyf á markað.
    An application for authorisation to place a proprietary medicinal product on the market.
  2. licence, permit
  3. vacation

Declension
declension of leyfi
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leyfi leyfið leyfi leyfin
accusative leyfi leyfið leyfi leyfin
dative leyfi leyfinu leyfum leyfunum
genitive leyfis leyfisins leyfa leyfanna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laubiją. Related to leyfa, from Proto-Germanic *laubijaną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to hold dear, love”).

Noun

leyfi n (genitive leyfis)

  1. permission, leave

Declension
  Declension of leyfi (strong ija-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leyfi leyfit leyfi leyfin
accusative leyfi leyfit leyfi leyfin
dative leyfi leyfinu leyfum leyfunum
genitive leyfis leyfisins leyfa leyfanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: leyfi
  • Faroese: loyvi
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: løyve
  • Norwegian Bokmål: løyve

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