ábyrgur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈauːˌpɪrkʏr/

Adjective

ábyrgur (comparative ábyrgari, superlative ábyrgastur)

1. responsible, answerable [with genitive or fyrir]

   vera ábyrgur fyrir ― to answer to, to be responsible for

   Ökumaður bíls er ábyrgur fyrir öryggi farþeganna.

   The driver of a vehicle is responsible for the safety of the passengers.

   Þú ert ábyrgur gerða þinna.

   You are responsible for your actions.

Declension

positive forms of ábyrgur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	ábyrgur	ábyrg	ábyrgt
	accusative	ábyrgan	ábyrga
	dative	ábyrgum	ábyrgri	ábyrgu
	genitive	ábyrgs	ábyrgrar	ábyrgs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	ábyrgir	ábyrgar	ábyrg
	accusative	ábyrga
	dative	ábyrgum
	genitive	ábyrgra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	ábyrgi	ábyrga	ábyrga
	acc/dat/gen	ábyrga	ábyrgu
	plural (all-case)	ábyrgu

comparative forms of ábyrgur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	ábyrgari	ábyrgari	ábyrgara
	plural (all-case)	ábyrgari

superlative forms of ábyrgur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	ábyrgastur	ábyrgust	ábyrgast
	accusative	ábyrgastan	ábyrgasta
	dative	ábyrgustum	ábyrgastri	ábyrgustu
	genitive	ábyrgasts	ábyrgastrar	ábyrgasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	ábyrgastir	ábyrgastar	ábyrgust
	accusative	ábyrgasta
	dative	ábyrgustum
	genitive	ábyrgastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	ábyrgasti	ábyrgasta	ábyrgasta
	acc/dat/gen	ábyrgasta	ábyrgustu
	plural (all-case)	ábyrgustu

Derived terms

• ábyrgð
• ábyrgur fyrir
• óábyrgur

Further reading

• “ábyrgur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)