sjálfa

Icelandic

Etymology

From sjálfur (“self”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsjaulva/

Noun

sjálfa f (genitive singular sjálfu, nominative plural sjálfur)

(photography) selfie
Synonym: sjálfsmynd
- 2018 March 9, Björn Malmquist, “Forvitnar mörgæsir taka sjálfu”, in RÚV‎:
  Forvitnar mörgæsir taka sjálfu
  Curious penguins take selfie

Declension

declension of sjálfa

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-w1	singular		plural
nominative	sjálfa	sjálfan	sjálfur	sjálfurnar
accusative	sjálfu	sjálfuna	sjálfur	sjálfurnar
dative	sjálfu	sjálfunni	sjálfum	sjálfunum
genitive	sjálfu	sjálfunnar	sjálfa	sjálfanna

Collocations

að taka sjálfu ― to take a selfie

Further reading

“sjálfa” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

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