safn

Icelandic

Etymology

From safna, from Old Norse safna, a by-form of samna (“to collect, assemble”), from Proto-Germanic *samnōną (“to gather, collect”). More at sam.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sapn/
Rhymes: -apn

Noun

safn n (genitive singular safns, nominative plural söfn)

(institution) a museum
a collection
a flock of sheep ^syn.

Declension

declension of safn

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular		plural
nominative	safn	safnið	söfn	söfnin
accusative	safn	safnið	söfn	söfnin
dative	safni	safninu	söfnum	söfnunum
genitive	safns	safnsins	safna	safnanna

Synonyms

(flock of sheep):^def. fjárhópur

Derived terms

bókasafn
byggðasafn (a local museum)
kvæðasafn (collected poems)
listasafn
minjasafn
náttúrugripasafn
orðasafn
ritsafn
safna
safnvörður
skjalasafn
sædýrasafn
vaxmyndasafn
þjóðminjasafn
þjóðskjalasafn

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