þunglyndur

Icelandic

Etymology

Adjectival formation from þunglyndi (“depression”).

Adjective

þunglyndur (comparative þunglyndari, superlative þunglyndastur)

1. depressed, sad, melancholic

Declension

positive forms of þunglyndur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	þunglyndur	þunglynd	þunglynt
	accusative	þunglyndan	þunglynda
	dative	þunglyndum	þunglyndri	þunglyndu
	genitive	þunglynds	þunglyndrar	þunglynds
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	þunglyndir	þunglyndar	þunglynd
	accusative	þunglynda
	dative	þunglyndum
	genitive	þunglyndra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	þunglyndi	þunglynda	þunglynda
	acc/dat/gen	þunglynda	þunglyndu
	plural (all-case)	þunglyndu

comparative forms of þunglyndur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	þunglyndari	þunglyndari	þunglyndara
	plural (all-case)	þunglyndari

superlative forms of þunglyndur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	þunglyndastur	þunglyndust	þunglyndast
	accusative	þunglyndastan	þunglyndasta
	dative	þunglyndustum	þunglyndastri	þunglyndustu
	genitive	þunglyndasts	þunglyndastrar	þunglyndasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	þunglyndastir	þunglyndastar	þunglyndust
	accusative	þunglyndasta
	dative	þunglyndustum
	genitive	þunglyndastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	þunglyndasti	þunglyndasta	þunglyndasta
	acc/dat/gen	þunglyndasta	þunglyndustu
	plural (all-case)	þunglyndustu

Related terms

• þunglyndi

Further reading

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