själ
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Swedish
Etymology
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
Noun
själ c
Declension
Declension of själ | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | själ | själen | själar | själarna |
Genitive | själs | själens | själars | själarnas |
Related terms
Further reading
- själ in Svensk ordbok.