efni

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse efni, from Proto-Germanic *abniją. Cognate with Faroese evni, Danish evne, Norwegian Nynorsk emne, Swedish ämne. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛpnɪ/ Rhymes: -ɛpnɪ === Noun === efni n (genitive singular efnis, nominative plural efni) fabric substance, material chemical subject, matter, ingredient means ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *abniją. === Noun === efni n (genitive efnis) stuff, material matter of discourse matter, affair cause, reason state, condition, affair (plural only) means ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== efna ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “efni”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive == Old Saxon == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *ebn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz. Related to evan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈef.ni/, /ˈev.ni/ === Adjective === efni (comparative efniro, superlative efnist) plain ==== Declension ====