lífsmark

Icelandic

Etymology

From líf (“life”) +‎ mark (“mark, sign”), literally meaning "a sign of life".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlifsˌmar̥k/

Noun

lífsmark n (genitive singular lífsmarks, nominative plural lífsmörk)

1. sign of life; vital sign

   Hann er enn með lífsmarki.

   He still has a sign of life.

   Það er varla lífsmark með henni.

   She barely has any sign of life.

Declension

declension of lífsmark

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lífsmark	lífsmarkið	lífsmörk	lífsmörkin
accusative	lífsmark	lífsmarkið	lífsmörk	lífsmörkin
dative	lífsmarki	lífsmarkinu	lífsmörkum	lífsmörkunum
genitive	lífsmarks	lífsmarksins	lífsmarka	lífsmarkanna

Derived terms

• lifandi
• meðvitun
• púls
• vera með lífsmarki (to have sign of life)