själ
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse sál (“soul”), from Old English sāwol (“soul”), from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō (“soul”). Cognate with Danish sjæl (“soul”), Norwegian sjel (“soul”), Icelandic sál (“soul”), English soul, Dutch ziel (“soul”), German Seele (“soul”), Low German Seel (“soul”), Luxembourgish Séil (“soul, spirit”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]själ c
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | själ | själs |
definite | själen | själens | |
plural | indefinite | själar | själars |
definite | själarna | själarnas |
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- själ in Svensk ordbok.