öfugur

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse ǫfugr, ǫfigr, afigr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈœːvʏɣʏr]

  Rhymes: -œːvʏɣʏr

Adjective

öfugur (comparative öfugri, superlative öfugastur)

1. turning or facing the wrong way, reversed, inverted

   Synonym: gagnstæður

2. backwards
3. the wrong way around

   Synonym: umsnúinn

4. wrong

   Synonyms: rangur, skakkur

5. back to front, inside out or upside down

   Synonym: úthverfur

6. queer, homosexual

   Synonym: samkynhneigður

Declension

positive forms of öfugur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	öfugur	öfug	öfugt
	accusative	öfugan	öfuga
	dative	öfugum	öfugri	öfugu
	genitive	öfugs	öfugrar	öfugs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	öfugir	öfugar	öfug
	accusative	öfuga
	dative	öfugum
	genitive	öfugra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	öfugi	öfuga	öfuga
	acc/dat/gen	öfuga	öfugu
	plural (all-case)	öfugu

comparative forms of öfugur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	öfugri	öfugri	öfugra
	plural (all-case)	öfugri

superlative forms of öfugur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	öfugastur	öfugust	öfugast
	accusative	öfugastan	öfugasta
	dative	öfugustum	öfugastri	öfugustu
	genitive	öfugasts	öfugastrar	öfugasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	öfugastir	öfugastar	öfugust
	accusative	öfugasta
	dative	öfugustum
	genitive	öfugastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	öfugasti	öfugasta	öfugasta
	acc/dat/gen	öfugasta	öfugustu
	plural (all-case)	öfugustu

Derived terms

• öfugsnúinn
• öfuguggi
• öfgar

Related terms

• öfugt (adverb)