ósanngjarn

Icelandic

Etymology

From ó- (“un-”) +‎ sanngjarn (“fair, reasonable”).

Adjective

ósanngjarn (comparative ósanngjarnari, superlative ósanngjarnastur)

1. unfair, unreasonable

Declension

positive forms of ósanngjarn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	ósanngjarn	ósanngjörn	ósanngjarnt
	accusative	ósanngjarnan	ósanngjarna
	dative	ósanngjörnum	ósanngjarnri	ósanngjörnu
	genitive	ósanngjarns	ósanngjarnrar	ósanngjarns
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	ósanngjarnir	ósanngjarnar	ósanngjörn
	accusative	ósanngjarna
	dative	ósanngjörnum
	genitive	ósanngjarnra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	ósanngjarni	ósanngjarna	ósanngjarna
	acc/dat/gen	ósanngjarna	ósanngjörnu
	plural (all-case)	ósanngjörnu

comparative forms of ósanngjarn

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	ósanngjarnari	ósanngjarnari	ósanngjarnara
	plural (all-case)	ósanngjarnari

superlative forms of ósanngjarn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	ósanngjarnastur	ósanngjörnust	ósanngjarnast
	accusative	ósanngjarnastan	ósanngjarnasta
	dative	ósanngjörnustum	ósanngjarnastri	ósanngjörnustu
	genitive	ósanngjarnasts	ósanngjarnastrar	ósanngjarnasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	ósanngjarnastir	ósanngjarnastar	ósanngjörnust
	accusative	ósanngjarnasta
	dative	ósanngjörnustum
	genitive	ósanngjarnastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	ósanngjarnasti	ósanngjarnasta	ósanngjarnasta
	acc/dat/gen	ósanngjarnasta	ósanngjörnustu
	plural (all-case)	ósanngjörnustu

Derived terms

• ósanngjarn leikur (“unfair game”)
• ósanngjarn samningur (“unreasonable terms of contract”)

Related terms

• ósanngirni

Further reading

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