Líkani
Líkani is an Icelandic noun meaning a likeness, model, or representation. It refers to a faithful copy or depiction of a subject, such as a statue, painting, or plaster cast, as well as to a conceptual or physical model used in planning, design, or education. In sculpture or art, líkani can denote a work that imitates a real person or object; in technical contexts it may refer to a scale model or mock-up used for testing or demonstration. The term is often used with prepositions to specify the kind of likeness, for example líkani af einhverju meaning “the likeness of something,” or í líkan af meaning “in the likeness of.”
Origin and related terms: Líkani comes from Old Norse líkan, meaning likeness or image. It is cognate