úreltur

Icelandic

Etymology

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Adjective

úreltur (comparative úreltari, superlative úreltastur)

1. obsolete, out of date, out-of-date, archaic

   Þessi föt eru svo úrelt.

   These clothes are so obsolete.

Declension

positive forms of úreltur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	úreltur	úrelt	úrelt
	accusative	úreltan	úrelta
	dative	úreltum	úreltri	úreltu
	genitive	úrelts	úreltrar	úrelts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	úreltir	úreltar	úrelt
	accusative	úrelta
	dative	úreltum
	genitive	úreltra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	úrelti	úrelta	úrelta
	acc/dat/gen	úrelta	úreltu
	plural (all-case)	úreltu

comparative forms of úreltur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	úreltari	úreltari	úreltara
	plural (all-case)	úreltari

superlative forms of úreltur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	úreltastur	úreltust	úreltast
	accusative	úreltastan	úreltasta
	dative	úreltustum	úreltastri	úreltustu
	genitive	úreltasts	úreltastrar	úreltasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	úreltastir	úreltastar	úreltust
	accusative	úreltasta
	dative	úreltustum
	genitive	úreltastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	úreltasti	úreltasta	úreltasta
	acc/dat/gen	úreltasta	úreltustu
	plural (all-case)	úreltustu

See also

• gamaldags
• ganga sér til húðar (“to be worn out, to become obsolete”)
• púkó
• ryðgenginn
• úrsérgenginn

Further reading

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