{"id":5694,"date":"2018-02-28T22:20:09","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T22:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/icelandic\/?p=5694"},"modified":"2018-04-08T15:52:26","modified_gmt":"2018-04-08T15:52:26","slug":"expressing-the-five-senses-in-icelandic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/icelandic\/2018\/02\/28\/expressing-the-five-senses-in-icelandic\/","title":{"rendered":"Expressing the Five Senses In Icelandic"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Icelandic, the “five senses” are called “skilningarvitin fimm,” which is, lovely enough, “the understanding\/perception senses”.<\/p>\n

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The five senses are unchanged in Icelandic (although one might argue that the natives have a flair for seeing those pesky elves we talked about). They are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Sj\u00f3nskyn – <\/strong>Sight<\/li>\n
  2. Heyrnarskyn – <\/strong>Hearing, auditory<\/li>\n
  3. Snertiskyn – <\/strong>Touch<\/li>\n
  4. Efnaskyn –<\/strong> Sense of smell and the sense of taste (“the chemical senses”)\n
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    1. Brag\u00f0skyn<\/em><\/li>\n
    2. Lyktarskyn<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      With these sense you can:<\/p>\n

      A\u00f0 sj\u00e1 – to see<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      A\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 –<\/em> to watch<\/p>\n

      a\u00f0 stara \u00e1<\/em> – to stare at<\/p>\n

      a\u00f0 l\u00edta \u00e1 –<\/em> look at<\/p>\n

      a\u00f0 blikka<\/em> – to blink<\/p>\n

      a\u00f0 l\u00edta einhvern (accusative) hornauga<\/em> – look askance at something<\/p>\n

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      A\u00f0 heyra – to hear<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

      a\u00f0 hlusta [\u00e1 eitthva\u00f0 (accusative)] –<\/em> to listen [to somebody]<\/p>\n

      h\u00e1r –<\/em> loud<\/p>\n

      l\u00e1gv\u00e6r<\/em> -soft<\/p>\n

      hlj\u00f3\u00f0 –<\/em> NOUN – noise\/sound and quiet – this is a peculiar word because it can mean either sound or quiet depending on the context.<\/p>\n

      h\u00e1va\u00f0i<\/em> – noise (noisiness)<\/p>\n

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      A\u00f0 snerta – to touch <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      This one is fairly straightforward, though often used with the preposition ‘\u00e1’. As you see below, one most often uses \u00e1 when touching an object rather than a person.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

      — a\u00f0 snerta \u00e1 einhverju (dative) is to touch something.<\/p>\n

      –a\u00f0 snerta einhvern is to touch somebody)<\/p>\n

      a\u00f0 \u00fereifa \u00e1 e-u – to touch something<\/p>\n

      mj\u00fakur – soft<\/p>\n

      hj\u00fafur – rough<\/p>\n

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      A\u00f0 finna brag\u00f0 af – to taste of something<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      This one is a bit strange because taste is expressed indirectly. So one doesn\u00b4t “taste” something so much as one finds\/perceives a type of taste .<\/em><\/p>\n

      –\u00deeir finni<\/em> beiskt og vont brag\u00f0 af<\/em> g\u00farkum<\/p>\n

      –\u00c9g finn ekkert brag\u00f0 af<\/em> matnum.<\/p>\n

      A\u00f0 brag\u00f0ast – something tastes of (e.g., mj\u00f3lkur brag\u00f0ast s\u00far – the milk tastes sour)<\/p>\n

      S\u00far – sour<\/p>\n

      S\u00e6tur – sweet<\/p>\n

      Beiskur- bitter<\/p>\n

      Saltur – salty<\/p>\n

      Hvernig smakkast \u00feetta?<\/em> – How does that taste?<\/p>\n

      Smakkar!<\/em> – it\u00b4s good!<\/p>\n

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      A\u00f0 finna lykt af e-u, a\u00f0 \u00feefa af e-u – to smell something<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      –\u00c9g finn stanslaust lykt af salti! – I keep tasting salt!<\/p>\n

      –Hann finnur lykt af bl\u00f3\u00f0i – He tasted blood.<\/p>\n

      Einhverju (dative) lyktar vel\/illa<\/em> – something smells good-bad<\/p>\n

      — Bl\u00f3mi\u00f0 lyktar vel. – The flower smells good.<\/p>\n

      Lykt<\/em> – F – smell<\/p>\n

      \u00d3lykt –<\/em> F – stench, odor<\/p>\n

      Angan –<\/em> F – pleasant smell<\/p>\n

      Ilmur –<\/em> M – aroma
      \n–ilmvatn<\/em> -N – perfume<\/p>\n

      \u00deefur –<\/em> M – scent<\/p>\n

      Daunn<\/em> – M – stench<\/p>\n

      St\u00e6kja –<\/em> F – a powerful, unpleasant odor<\/p>\n

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      Jacques Linard – The Five Senses and the Four Elements — Work in the public domain: PD-old-100 <\/p>\n

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      In Icelandic, the “five senses” are called “skilningarvitin fimm,” which is, lovely enough, “the understanding\/perception senses”.   The five senses are unchanged in Icelandic (although one might argue that the natives have a flair for seeing those pesky elves we talked about). They are: Sj\u00f3nskyn – Sight Heyrnarskyn – Hearing, auditory Snertiskyn – Touch Efnaskyn…<\/p>\n

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