óvæntur

Icelandic

Etymology

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Adjective

óvæntur (comparative óvæntari, superlative óvæntastur)

1. unexpected, unforeseen

Declension

positive forms of óvæntur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	óvæntur	óvænt	óvænt
	accusative	óvæntan	óvænta
	dative	óvæntum	óvæntri	óvæntu
	genitive	óvænts	óvæntrar	óvænts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	óvæntir	óvæntar	óvænt
	accusative	óvænta
	dative	óvæntum
	genitive	óvæntra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	óvænti	óvænta	óvænta
	acc/dat/gen	óvænta	óvæntu
	plural (all-case)	óvæntu

comparative forms of óvæntur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	óvæntari	óvæntari	óvæntara
	plural (all-case)	óvæntari

superlative forms of óvæntur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	óvæntastur	óvæntust	óvæntast
	accusative	óvæntastan	óvæntasta
	dative	óvæntustum	óvæntastri	óvæntustu
	genitive	óvæntasts	óvæntastrar	óvæntasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	óvæntastir	óvæntastar	óvæntust
	accusative	óvæntasta
	dative	óvæntustum
	genitive	óvæntastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	óvæntasti	óvæntasta	óvæntasta
	acc/dat/gen	óvæntasta	óvæntustu
	plural (all-case)	óvæntustu

Further reading

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