þeldökkur
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From þel (“base”) + dökkur (“dark”).
Adjective
[edit]þeldökkur (not comparable)
- (higher register) dark-skinned (typically referring to a black person)
Declension
[edit]positive forms of þeldökkur
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | þeldökkur | þeldökk | þeldökkt | |
| accusative | þeldökkan | þeldökka | ||
| dative | þeldökkum | þeldökkri | þeldökku | |
| genitive | þeldökks | þeldökkrar | þeldökks | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | þeldökkir | þeldökkar | þeldökk | |
| accusative | þeldökka | |||
| dative | þeldökkum | |||
| genitive | þeldökkra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | þeldökki | þeldökka | þeldökka | |
| acc/dat/gen | þeldökka | þeldökku | ||
| plural (all-case) | þeldökku | |||