óvarkár

Icelandic

Etymology

From ó- (“un-”) +‎ varkár (“careful, cautious”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈouːvar̥.kʰaur/

Adjective

óvarkár (comparative óvarkárari, superlative óvarkárastur)

1. careless, incautious

   Synonyms: gálaus, hirðulaus, kærulaus

Declension

positive forms of óvarkár

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	óvarkár	óvarkár	óvarkárt
	accusative	óvarkáran	óvarkára
	dative	óvarkárum	óvarkárri	óvarkáru
	genitive	óvarkárs	óvarkárrar	óvarkárs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	óvarkárir	óvarkárar	óvarkár
	accusative	óvarkára
	dative	óvarkárum
	genitive	óvarkárra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	óvarkári	óvarkára	óvarkára
	acc/dat/gen	óvarkára	óvarkáru
	plural (all-case)	óvarkáru

comparative forms of óvarkár

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	óvarkárari	óvarkárari	óvarkárara
	plural (all-case)	óvarkárari

superlative forms of óvarkár

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	óvarkárastur	óvarkárust	óvarkárast
	accusative	óvarkárastan	óvarkárasta
	dative	óvarkárustum	óvarkárastri	óvarkárustu
	genitive	óvarkárasts	óvarkárastrar	óvarkárasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	óvarkárastir	óvarkárastar	óvarkárust
	accusative	óvarkárasta
	dative	óvarkárustum
	genitive	óvarkárastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	óvarkárasti	óvarkárasta	óvarkárasta
	acc/dat/gen	óvarkárasta	óvarkárustu
	plural (all-case)	óvarkárustu

Derived terms

• óvarkárni (“carelessness”)