svæði

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse svæði, from Proto-Germanic *swaþō, a term of unclear further origin; according to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *sweH- (“to turn, swing, bend”), though the cognates listed are problematically diverse. Cognate with English swath; see there for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsvaiːðɪ] Rhymes: -aiːðɪ === Noun === svæði n (genitive singular svæðis, nominative plural svæði) area territory ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “svæði” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)