óveður

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• óviðri (uncommon)

Etymology

From Old Norse óveðr. Equivalent to ó- +‎ veður. Cognate with English unweather and Danish uvejr, all from Proto-Germanic *unwedrą (“bad weather, storm”).

Noun

óveður n (genitive singular óveðurs, nominative plural óveður)

1. very bad weather; very stormy weather (usually with rain)

   Synonyms: illviðri, aftakaveður, vonskuveður, ofsaveður; hvassviðri (“stormy weather”)

Declension

Declension of óveður (neuter, based on veður)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	óveður	óveðrið	óveður	óveðrin
accusative	óveður	óveðrið	óveður	óveðrin
dative	óveðri	óveðrinu	óveðrum	óveðrunum
genitive	óveðurs	óveðursins	óveðra	óveðranna