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masculine strong part 1

words in -ur (or -r or no ending) with pl in -ar

words in -ur with gen in -s and pl in -ar

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• dati/i; hestur (“horse”); masculine nouns in -ur default to gen -s, pl -ar; many words of the same form; also álfur (“elf”), broddur (“spike”), brunnur (“well”), eldur (“fire”), gormur (“spiral”), grunnur (“base, foundation”), hlálmur (“helmet”), hólmur (“small island”), hundur (“dog”), kálfur (“calf”) (þrákálfur (“stubborn person”)), klettur (“rock, cliff”), kollur (“head, crown of head; stool”), kóngur (“king”), korkur (“cork”), kústur (“brush, broom”), leistur (“sock; last”), málmur (“metal”), munnur (“mouth”), oddur (“point”), ormur (“worm”) (bandormur (“tapeworm”)), ostur (“cheese”), piltur (“boy, youth”), pollur (“puddle”), póstur (“mail; mailman”), pottur (“pot, pan”), prestur (“minister, priest”), punktur (“point”), runnur (“bush”), sálmur (“hymn”), sporður (“fishtail”), stormur (“storm, wind”), strompur (“chimney”), tindur (“peak, summit”), tollur (“customs”), tvistur (“deuce, two (at cards); tweed”), úlfur (“wolf”), þurrkur (“dry weather”)

Declension of hestur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hestur	hesturinn	hestar	hestarnir
accusative	hest	hestinn	hesta	hestana
dative	hesti	hestinum	hestum	hestunum
genitive	hests	hestsins	hesta	hestanna

• dati/i; hattur (“hat”); umlauts to höttum in dat pl; also armur (“arm”), askur (“ash (tree)”), barmur (“bosom; edge”), blýantur (“pencil”), brandur (“firewood; fire; sword”), faðmur (“arms; fathom”), faldur (“seam”), farmur (“load, freight”), gaddur (“harsh frost; spike”), gangur (“going; corridor”) (aðgangur (“entry; access”), afgangur (“rest, remainder”), árgangur (“year (of periodical, school, etc.)”), inngangur (“entrance; admittance”)), garður (“garden; wall, fence”) (búgarður (“estate”)), harmur (“sorrow”), kantur (“rim, edge”), kjaftur (“mouth”), milljarður (“billion”) (miljarður (“billion”), sometimes proscribed), pallur (“platform, dais; landing”), partur (“part”), prófastur (“dean”), sandur (“sand”), skammtur (“portion, ration, dose”), skattur (“tax”), smaragður (“emerald”) (dat pl smarögðum), stampur (“tub, wash tub”), svampur (“sponge”), tarfur (“bull”), vaskur (“sink”), þarmur (“intestine”)

Declension of hattur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hattur	hatturinn	hattar	hattarnir
accusative	hatt	hattinn	hatta	hattana
dative	hatti	hattinum	höttum	höttunum
genitive	hatts	hattsins	hatta	hattanna

• dati/i; heimur (“world”), mágur (“brother-in-law”)

Declension of heimur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	heimur	heimurinn	heimar	heimarnir
accusative	heim	heiminn	heima	heimana
dative	heimi	heiminum	heimum	heimunum
genitive	heims	heimsins	heima	heimanna

• dati/i, sg-only; arður (“profit”); also arfur (“inheritance”), hampur (“hemp”), jarmur (“bleating”), skortur (“shortage”)

Declension of arður (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	arður	arðurinn
accusative	arð	arðinn
dative	arði	arðinum
genitive	arðs	arðsins

• dati/i, sg-only; grátur (“crying, weeping”), alheimur (“universe”)

Declension of grátur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	grátur	gráturinn
accusative	grát	grátinn
dative	gráti	grátinum
genitive	gráts	grátsins

• dati/i:-; drangur (“pinnacle of rock”), fiskur (“fish”), froskur (“frog”), klerkur (“cleric”), kokkur (“cook”), maðkur (“maggot, worm”) (ánamaðkur (“earthworm”); dat pl ánamöðkum), pískur (“whip”), storkur (“stork”), tankur (“tank”), þorskur (“cod”)

Declension of drangur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	drangur	drangurinn	drangar	drangarnir
accusative	drang	dranginn	dranga	drangana
dative	drangi	dranginum, drangnum	dröngum	dröngunum
genitive	drangs	drangsins	dranga	dranganna

• dati/-:i; brimbrjótur (“breakwater”); also hnetubrjótur (“nutcracker”), ísbrjótur (“icebreaker”), dómur (“judgment”), sjúkdómur (“sickness”), draumur (“dream”), eiður (“oath”), hvolpur (“puppy”), jálkur (“inferior horse, nag, hack”), mávur (“seagull”) (máfur (“seagull”), proscribed), munkur (“monk”), pílagrímur (“pilgrim”), toppur (“top”)

Declension of brimbrjótur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brimbrjótur	brimbrjóturinn	brimbrjótar	brimbrjótarnir
accusative	brimbrjót	brimbrjótinn	brimbrjóta	brimbrjótana
dative	brimbrjóti	brimbrjótnum, brimbrjótinum	brimbrjótum	brimbrjótunum
genitive	brimbrjóts	brimbrjótsins	brimbrjóta	brimbrjótanna

• dati/-; flokkur (“group”), hófur (“horse's hoof”), kilpur (“bucket-handle fastening”), stubbur (“stub, stump”)

Declension of flokkur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	flokkur	flokkurinn	flokkar	flokkarnir
accusative	flokk	flokkinn	flokka	flokkana
dative	flokki	flokknum	flokkum	flokkunum
genitive	flokks	flokksins	flokka	flokkanna

• dati:-/i; taktur (“beat (music)”), vogur (“bay”)

Declension of taktur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	taktur	takturinn	taktar	taktarnir
accusative	takt	taktinn	takta	taktana
dative	takti, takt	taktinum	töktum	töktunum
genitive	takts	taktsins	takta	taktanna

• dati:-/i, sg-only; ilmur (“pleasant smell”), kjarkur (“courage”)

Declension of ilmur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	ilmur	ilmurinn
accusative	ilm	ilminn
dative	ilmi, ilm	ilminum
genitive	ilms	ilmsins

• dati:-/i:-; dálkur (“fish backbone; book column”), túlkur (“interpreter”)

Declension of dálkur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dálkur	dálkurinn	dálkar	dálkarnir
accusative	dálk	dálkinn	dálka	dálkana
dative	dálki, dálk	dálkinum, dálknum	dálkum	dálkunum
genitive	dálks	dálksins	dálka	dálkanna

• dati:-/i:-, sg-only; rúgur (“rye”)

Declension of rúgur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	rúgur	rúgurinn
accusative	rúg	rúginn
dative	rúgi, rúg	rúginum, rúgnum
genitive	rúgs	rúgsins

• dati:-/-:i; baugur (“ring”), diskur (“plate”), gómur (“palate, fingertip”), hljómur (“sound, tone”), koppur (“chamber pot”), ómur (“tone, sound”), rómur (“sound, tone; voice”) (málrómur (“voice”)), spékoppur (“dimple”), þrjótur (“scoundrel”)

Declension of baugur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	baugur	baugurinn	baugar	baugarnir
accusative	baug	bauginn	bauga	baugana
dative	baugi, baug	baugnum, bauginum	baugum	baugunum
genitive	baugs	baugsins	bauga	bauganna

• dati:-/-; bátur (“boat”), gaukur (“cuckoo”) (páfagaukur (“parrot”)), geimur (“space”), háfur (“net; dogfish”) (reykháfur (“chimney”)), haukur (“hawk”), hleifur (“bread, loaf”), hrútur (“ram”), plógur (“plow”), skrokkur (“body”), straumur (“current”), taumur (“rein”)

Declension of bátur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bátur	báturinn	bátar	bátarnir
accusative	bát	bátinn	báta	bátana
dative	báti, bát	bátnum	bátum	bátunum
genitive	báts	bátsins	báta	bátanna

• dat-:i/i; glymur (“clash, resounding”), iðjuhöldur (“factory owner”)

Declension of glymur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	glymur	glymurinn	glymar	glymarnir
accusative	glym	glyminn	glyma	glymana
dative	glym, glymi	glyminum	glymum	glymunum
genitive	glyms	glymsins	glyma	glymanna

• dat-:i/-:i; hnakkur (“ghost”), hnappur (“button”), hnjúkur (“summit, peak”), hnúkur (“summit, peak”), sloppur (“overall, smock”), stakkur (“wide jacket; stack, pile”), tjakkur (“jack”), vangur (“plain, field”) (leikvangur (“sports field, stadium”), vettvangur (“scene (of action); mostly singular”)

Declension of hnakkur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hnakkur	hnakkurinn	hnakkar	hnakkarnir
accusative	hnakk	hnakkinn	hnakka	hnakkana
dative	hnakk, hnakki	hnakknum, hnakkinum	hnökkum	hnökkunum
genitive	hnakks	hnakksins	hnakka	hnakkanna

• dat-:i/-:i; draugur (“ghost”)

Declension of draugur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	draugur	draugurinn	draugar	draugarnir
accusative	draug	drauginn	drauga	draugana
dative	draug, draugi1	draugnum, drauginum1	draugum	draugunum
genitive	draugs	draugsins	drauga	drauganna

¹Less common.

• dat-:i/-:i, sg-only; eimur (“steam”)

Declension of eimur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	eimur	eimurinn
accusative	eim	eiminn
dative	eim, eimi	eimnum, eiminum
genitive	eims	eimsins

• dat-:i/-; þjófur (“thief”); also baukur (“can, box”), dilkur (“lamb”), dúkur (“tablecloth; cloth”), haugur (“mound, heap”), hjúpur (“covering, envelope”), hópur (“group, crowd”), hreimur (“intonation”), hrókur (“rook, castle (chess)”), keipur (“oarlock, thole”), klútur (“cloth, rag”) (vasaklútur (“handkerchief”)), krókur (“hook; corner; detour”), laukur (“onion; leek”), lokkur (“lock of hair”), lygalaupur (“liar”), pungur (“change purse”), rokkur (“spinning wheel”), saumur (“seam; (plural) sewing”), strákur (“boy”), strokkur (“churn”), strútur (“ostrich”)

Declension of þjófur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þjófur	þjófurinn	þjófar	þjófarnir
accusative	þjóf	þjófinn	þjófa	þjófana
dative	þjóf, þjófi	þjófnum	þjófum	þjófunum
genitive	þjófs	þjófsins	þjófa	þjófanna

• dat-:i/-; hnífur (“knife”)

Declension of hnífur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hnífur	hnífurinn	hnífar	hnífarnir
accusative	hníf	hnífinn	hnífa	hnífana
dative	hníf, hnífi1	hnífnum	hnífum	hnífunum
genitive	hnífs	hnífsins	hnífa	hnífanna

¹Mostly in the context of violent actions.

• dat-:i/-, sg-only; súgur (“draft (of air)”) (dragsúgur (“draft (of air)”)

Declension of súgur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	súgur	súgurinn
accusative	súg	súginn
dative	súg, súgi	súgnum
genitive	súgs	súgsins

• dat-/-; dvergur (“dwarf”), glópur (“fool”), hnútur (“knot”), kaleikur (“cup, chalice”), kærleikur (“love”) (also weak kærleiki), melur (“sandy hill or area”), múgur (“mass, crowd; mob”), njálgur (“threadworm, pinworm”), skápur (“closet, cupboard”) (fataskápur (“wardrobe”), ísskápur (“refrigerator”)), sokkur (“stocking, sock”), sópur (“brush, broom”), teygur (“draft (of drink)”), úfur (“small peg; uvula”)

Declension of dvergur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dvergur	dvergurinn	dvergar	dvergarnir
accusative	dverg	dverginn	dverga	dvergana
dative	dverg	dvergnum	dvergum	dvergunum
genitive	dvergs	dvergsins	dverga	dverganna

• dat-/-, sg-only; gaumur (“attention”), hlymur (“clash, resounding”), sannleikur (“truth”) (also weak sannkeiki), rígur (“stiffness”), skyrbjúgur (“scurvy”), slægur (“advantage, profit”), stuggur (“loathing”), uggur (“fear”), urgur (“annoyance, anger”), þrekkur (“filth”)

Declension of gaumur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	gaumur	gaumurinn
accusative	gaum	gauminn
dative	gaum	gaumnum
genitive	gaums	gaumsins

• pl-only; tónleikar (“conert”)

Declension of tónleikar (pl-only masculine)

	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	tónleikar	tónleikarnir
accusative	tónleika	tónleikana
dative	tónleikum	tónleikunum
genitive	tónleika	tónleikanna

with genitive not (only) in -s, contra Thomson

• dati/i, gen -s/-ar; kraftur (“force, strength”)

Declension of kraftur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kraftur	krafturinn	kraftar	kraftarnir
accusative	kraft	kraftinn	krafta	kraftana
dative	krafti	kraftinum	kröftum	kröftunum
genitive	krafts, kraftar	kraftsins, kraftarins	krafta	kraftanna

• dati/i, gen -s/-ar, pl -ar/-ir; þristur (“three (cards), trey”)

Declension of þristur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þristur	þristurinn	þristar, þristir	þristarnir, þristirnir
accusative	þrist	þristinn	þrista, þristi	þristana, þristina
dative	þristi	þristinum	þristum	þristunum
genitive	þrists, þristar1	þristsins, þristarins1	þrista	þristanna

¹Sports clubs, bus routes.

• dati/i, gen -s/-ar; vottur (“witness”)

Declension of vottur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vottur	votturinn	vottar	vottarnir
accusative	vott	vottinn	votta	vottana
dative	votti	vottinum	vottum	vottunum
genitive	votts, vottar1	vottsins, vottarins1	votta	vottanna

¹Extremely rare.

• dat-/-, gen -s/-ar; sveigur (“wreath, garland”)

Declension of sveigur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sveigur	sveigurinn	sveigar	sveigarnir
accusative	sveig	sveiginn	sveiga	sveigana
dative	sveig	sveignum	sveigum	sveigunum
genitive	sveigs, sveigar	sveigsins, sveigarins	sveiga	sveiganna

• dati/i, gen -ar/-s; þvottur (“washing”)

Declension of þvottur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þvottur	þvotturinn	þvottar	þvottarnir
accusative	þvott	þvottinn	þvotta	þvottana
dative	þvotti	þvottinum	þvottum	þvottunum
genitive	þvottar, þvotts	þvottarins, þvottsins	þvotta	þvottanna

• dat-:i[much less common]/-:i[much less common], gen -ar/-s; ráðunautur (“adviser, counselor”)

Declension of ráðunautur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ráðunautur	ráðunauturinn	ráðunautar	ráðunautarnir
accusative	ráðunaut	ráðunautinn	ráðunauta	ráðunautana
dative	ráðunaut, ráðunauti1	ráðunautnum, ráðunautinum1	ráðunautum	ráðunautunum
genitive	ráðunautar, ráðunauts	ráðunautarins, ráðunautsins	ráðunauta	ráðunautanna

¹Much less common.

• dat-:i/-, gen -ar/-s; skuldunautur (“debtor”), þjófsnautur (“receiver (of stolen goods)”)

Declension of skuldunautur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skuldunautur	skuldunauturinn	skuldunautar	skuldunautarnir
accusative	skuldunaut	skuldunautinn	skuldunauta	skuldunautana
dative	skuldunaut, skuldunauti	skuldunautnum	skuldunautum	skuldunautunum
genitive	skuldunautar, skuldunauts	skuldunautarins, skuldunautsins	skuldunauta	skuldunautanna

with plural not (only) in -ar, contra Thomson

• dati/i, plural in -ir; blundur (“slumber, doze”)

Declension of blundur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	blundur	blundurinn	blundir	blundirnir
accusative	blund	blundinn	blundi	blundina
dative	blundi	blundinum	blundum	blundunum
genitive	blunds	blundsins	blunda	blundanna

• dat-/-, pl -ar/-ir; naglbítur (“(pair of) pincers”); also steinbítur (“wolffish, catfish”), gígur (“crater”)

Declension of naglbítur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	naglbítur	naglbíturinn	naglbítar, naglbítir	naglbítarnir, naglbítirnir
accusative	naglbít	naglbítinn	naglbíta, naglbíti	naglbítana, naglbítina
dative	naglbít	naglbítnum	naglbítum	naglbítunum
genitive	naglbíts	naglbítsins	naglbíta	naglbítanna

• dat-:i/-, pl -ar/-ir; hreppur (“community, township”)

Declension of hreppur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hreppur	hreppurinn	hreppar, hreppir	hrepparnir, hreppirnir
accusative	hrepp	hreppinn	hreppa, hreppi	hreppana, hreppina
dative	hrepp, hreppi	hreppnum	hreppum	hreppunum
genitive	hrepps	hreppsins	hreppa	hreppanna

proper nouns

• dati; Noregur (“Norway”); sg-only, nodef, dati is the default for proper nouns

Declension of Noregur (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Noregur
accusative	Noreg
dative	Noregi
genitive	Noregs

three-part proper nouns

• Litli-Langidalur (town name)

Declension of Litli-Langidalur (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Litli-Langidalur
accusative	Litla-Langadal
dative	Litla-Langadal
genitive	Litla-Langadals

• Stóri-Langidalur (town name)

Declension of Stóri-Langidalur (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Stóri-Langidalur
accusative	Stóra-Langadal
dative	Stóra-Langadal
genitive	Stóra-Langadals

words in -ingur

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• Default is dati/-
• dati/-; andstæðingur (“opponent”), búðingur (“pudding”), búningur (“dress, clothing”), einstaklingur (“individual”), fimmeyringur (“five-aurar piece”), tíeyringur (“ten-aurar piece”), fátæklingur (“poor person”), ferningur (“square”), fléttingur (“plait, pigtail”), flutningur (“transportation”), flækingur (“tramp”), frædingur (“scholar”) (eðlisfræðingur (“physicist”), málfræðingur (“grammarian”), sérfræðingur (“specialist”), stærðfræðingur (“mathematician”)), gyðingur (“Jew (religion)”), helmingur (“half”), hyrningur (“polygon; horned animal”) (ferhyrningur (“quadrilateral”), þríhyrningur (“triangle”), nashyrningur (“rhinoceros”)), kettlingur (“kitten”), kjúklingur (“chicken”), krypplingur (“hunchback; cripple”), lærlingur (“apprentice”), milljónamæringur (“millionaire”), næðingur (“cold wind”), ógerningur (“impossibility”), reikningur (“calculation”), sakborningur (“accused person, defendant”), samningur (“agreement”), sívalningur (“cylinder”), sjúklingur (“sick person, patient”), skildingur (“shilling”), snillingur (“master, genius”), snúningur (“turn, turning”), steingervingur (“fossil”), teningur (“cube; die”), unglingur (“youth, boy”), vettlingur (“glove”), víkingur (“viking”), vindlingur (“cigarette”), vinningur (“profit; winnings”), vitfirringur (“madman, madwoman”), vitringur (“wise person”), yrðlingur (“fox cub”), þyrsklingur (“codling”)

Declension of andstæðingur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	andstæðingur	andstæðingurinn	andstæðingar	andstæðingarnir
accusative	andstæðing	andstæðinginn	andstæðinga	andstæðingana
dative	andstæðingi	andstæðingnum	andstæðingum	andstæðingunum
genitive	andstæðings	andstæðingsins	andstæðinga	andstæðinganna

• dati/-, sg-only; almenningur (“the common people, the public”), ávinningur (“profit, advantage”), innflutningur (“import; immigration”), útflutningur (“export”), hryllingur (“shudder”), skilningur (“understanding, sense”), misskilningur (“misunderstanding”), stuðningur (“support, help”), varningur (“trade goods”), þrýstingur (“pressure”)

Declension of almenningur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	almenningur	almenningurinn
accusative	almenning	almenninginn
dative	almenningi	almenningnum
genitive	almennings	almenningsins

• dati/-; Færeyingur (“Faroe Islander”); `dem` for demonym = capitalized noun behaving like common noun; also Gyðingur (“Jew (ethnic group)”) (vs. gyðingur (“Jew (religion)”)), Englendingur (“English person”), Grænlendingur (“Greenlander”), Hollendingur (“Dutch person”), Íslendingur (“Icelandic person”), Svisslendingur (“Swiss person”), Reykvíkingur (“inhabitant of Reykjavik”)

Declension of Færeyingur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	Færeyingur	Færeyingurinn	Færeyingar	Færeyingarnir
accusative	Færeying	Færeyinginn	Færeyinga	Færeyingana
dative	Færeyingi	Færeyingnum	Færeyingum	Færeyingunum
genitive	Færeyings	Færeyingsins	Færeyinga	Færeyinganna

• dati:-[footnote]/-; peningur (“coin; money”)

Declension of peningur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	peningur	peningurinn	peningar	peningarnir
accusative	pening	peninginn	peninga	peningana
dative	peningi1, pening2	peningnum	peningum	peningunum
genitive	penings	peningsins	peninga	peninganna

¹In the meaning "penny".
²In the colloquial meaning "money".

words in -ungur

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• Default is dati/-
• dati/-; blöndungur (“carburetor”), botnvörpungur (“trawler (archaic)”), bræðrungur (“cousin (son of father's brother)”), duttlungur (“caprice, whim; melancholy”), fjórðungur (“(one) quarter”), hvítvoðungur (“baby”), kinnungur (“bow (of ship)”), löðrungur (“box on the ears”), rostungur (“walrus”), silungur (“trout”), þriðjungur (“(one) third”), þumlungur (“inch”), þörungur (“alga”), öldungur (“old man; chief”)

Declension of blöndungur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	blöndungur	blöndungurinn	blöndungar	blöndungarnir
accusative	blöndung	blöndunginn	blöndunga	blöndungana
dative	blöndungi	blöndungnum	blöndungum	blöndungunum
genitive	blöndungs	blöndungsins	blöndunga	blöndunganna

• dati/-, sg-only; glerungur (“enamel”)

Declension of glerungur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	glerungur	glerungurinn
accusative	glerung	glerunginn
dative	glerungi	glerungnum
genitive	glerungs	glerungsins

• dati/i:-; konungur (“king”)

Declension of konungur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	konungur	konungurinn	konungar	konungarnir
accusative	konung	konunginn	konunga	konungana
dative	konungi	konunginum, konungnum	konungum	konungunum
genitive	konungs	konungsins	konunga	konunganna

irregular words

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• dagur (“day”); irregular dat sg degi; umlauts to dögum in dat pl

Declension of dagur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dagur	dagurinn	dagar	dagarnir
accusative	dag	daginn	daga	dagana
dative	degi	deginum	dögum	dögunum
genitive	dags	dagsins	daga	daganna

• Dagur (male given name); dat sg either Degi or Dag

Declension of Dagur (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Dagur
accusative	Dag
dative	Degi, Dag
genitive	Dags

• with -v- insertion in plural: söngur (“song”) (including before -um)

Declension of söngur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	söngur	söngurinn	söngvar	söngvarnir
accusative	söng	sönginn	söngva	söngvana
dative	söng	söngnum	söngvum	söngvunum
genitive	söngs	söngsins	söngva	söngvanna

• Jesús (“Jesus”)

Declension of Jesús (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Jesús
accusative	Jesú, Jesúm1
dative	Jesú
genitive	Jesú

¹Archaic or Biblical.

words in -ur, gen in -ar and pl in -ar

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• dat-:i/-; grautur (“porridge”)

Declension of grautur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	grautur	grauturinn	grautar	grautarnir
accusative	graut	grautinn	grauta	grautana
dative	graut, grauti	grautnum	grautum	grautunum
genitive	grautar	grautarins	grauta	grautanna

• dati/-, sg-only; auður (“wealth”); gen in -s/-ar per Thomson but gen in -s only per BÍN

Declension of auður (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	auður	auðurinn
accusative	auð	auðinn
dative	auði	auðnum
genitive	auðs	auðsins

• dat-:i/-:i; bógur (“bow (of a ship)”); gen in -s/-ar per Thomson but gen in -s only per BÍN

Declension of bógur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bógur	bógurinn	bógar	bógarnir
accusative	bóg	bóginn	bóga	bógana
dative	bóg, bógi	bógnum, bóginum	bógum	bógunum
genitive	bógs	bógsins	bóga	bóganna

• dati/-:i, sg-only; friður (“peace”); gen in -ar per Thomson but gen in -ar/-s per BÍN, but -arins only in def

Declension of friður (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	friður	friðurinn
accusative	frið	friðinn
dative	friði	friðnum, friðinum
genitive	friðar, friðs	friðarins

• dati/i, sg-only; hrollur (“shudder”); gen in -s/-ar per Thomson but gen in -s only per BÍN

Declension of hrollur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	hrollur	hrollurinn
accusative	hroll	hrollinn
dative	hrolli	hrollinum
genitive	hrolls	hrollsins

• dati/i; höfundur (“author”); gen in -ar per Thomson and BÍN

Declension of höfundur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	höfundur	höfundurinn	höfundar	höfundarnir
accusative	höfund	höfundinn	höfunda	höfundana
dative	höfundi	höfundinum	höfundum	höfundunum
genitive	höfundar	höfundarins	höfunda	höfundanna

• dati/i; lávarður (“lord (English nobleman)”); gen in -s per Thomson but -s/-ar per BÍN; dat pl lávörðum

Declension of lávarður (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lávarður	lávarðurinn	lávarðar	lávarðarnir
accusative	lávarð	lávarðinn	lávarða	lávarðana
dative	lávarði	lávarðinum	lávörðum	lávörðunum
genitive	lávarðs, lávarðar	lávarðsins, lávarðarins	lávarða	lávarðanna

• dat-/-; matur (“food”); gen in -ar per Thomson and BÍN

Declension of matur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	matur	maturinn	matar	matarnir
accusative	mat	matinn	mata	matana
dative	mat	matnum	mötum	mötunum
genitive	matar	matarins	mata	matanna

• dat-:i/-:i; niður (“murmur (of water)”); gen in -ar per Thomson and BÍN

Declension of niður (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	niður	niðurinn
accusative	nið	niðinn
dative	nið, niði	niðnum, niðinum
genitive	niðar	niðarins

• dat-:i/i, with -j- insertion: niður (“descendant”)

Declension of niður (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	niður	niðurinn	niðjar	niðjarnir
accusative	nið	niðinn	niðja	niðjana
dative	nið, niði	niðinum	niðjum	niðjunum
genitive	niðjar	niðjarins	niðja	niðjanna

• dati:-/-:i; óður (“song, poetry”); gen in -ar/-s per Thomson but -s only per BÍN

Declension of óður (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	óður	óðurinn
accusative	óð	óðinn
dative	óði, óð	óðnum, óðinum
genitive	óðs	óðsins

• -skapur (“-ship”), e.g. vinskapur (“friendship”); dat in -/-num, gen in -ar, sg only unless overridden; handled automatically; some examples: asnaskapur (“foolishness”), barnaskapur (“childishness, naivete”), búskapur (“farming; housekeeping”), drykkjuskapur (“drunkenness, drinking”), félagsskapur (“friendship; society”), heyskapur (“haymaking”), hjúskapur (“marriage”), hrottaskapur (“brutality”), kveðskapur (“poetry”), saumaskapur (“sewing”), sóðaskapur (“impurity, uncleanliness”)

Declension of vinskapur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	vinskapur	vinskapurinn
accusative	vinskap	vinskapinn
dative	vinskap	vinskapnum
genitive	vinskapar	vinskaparins

• dati/i; skógur (“wood, forest”); gen in -ar per Thomson and BÍN

Declension of skógur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skógur	skógurinn	skógar	skógarnir
accusative	skóg	skóginn	skóga	skógana
dative	skógi	skóginum	skógum	skógunum
genitive	skógar	skógarins	skóga	skóganna

• dati:-/-; skriður (“gliding, speed”); gen in -ar/-s per Thomson but -s only per BÍN

Declension of skriður (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	skriður	skriðurinn
accusative	skrið	skriðinn
dative	skriði, skrið	skriðnum
genitive	skriðs	skriðsins

• dat-:i/-:i; snúður (“turning; roll, bun”); gen in -s/-ar per Thomson and BÍN

Declension of snúður (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	snúður	snúðurinn	snúðar	snúðarnir
accusative	snúð	snúðinn	snúða	snúðana
dative	snúð, snúði	snúðnum, snúðinum	snúðum	snúðunum
genitive	snúðs, snúðar	snúðsins, snúðarins	snúða	snúðanna

• dati/i, sg-only; sultur (“hunger”)

Declension of sultur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	sultur	sulturinn
accusative	sult	sultinn
dative	sulti	sultinum
genitive	sultar, sults	sultarins, sultsins

• dat-/-; veigur (“strength, solidity”)

Declension of veigur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	veigur	veigurinn
accusative	veig	veiginn
dative	veig	veignum
genitive	veigs, veigar	veigsins, veigarins

• dati/i; vindur (“wind”)

Declension of vindur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vindur	vindurinn	vindar	vindarnir
accusative	vind	vindinn	vinda	vindana
dative	vindi	vindinum	vindum	vindunum
genitive	vinds, vindar1	vindsins, vindarins1	vinda	vindanna

¹Rare.

• dati/i; vísundur (“bison, buffalo”)

Declension of vísundur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vísundur	vísundurinn	vísundar	vísundarnir
accusative	vísund	vísundinn	vísunda	vísundana
dative	vísundi	vísundinum	vísundum	vísundunum
genitive	vísunds, vísundar	vísundsins, vísundarins	vísunda	vísundanna

• dati/i; þróttur (“strength, vigor”)

Declension of þróttur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	þróttur	þrótturinn
accusative	þrótt	þróttinn
dative	þrótti	þróttinum
genitive	þróttar	þróttarins

• dati/i; þröskuldur (“threshold”)

Declension of þröskuldur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þröskuldur	þröskuldurinn	þröskuldar, þröskuldir	þröskuldarnir, þröskuldirnir
accusative	þröskuld	þröskuldinn	þröskulda, þröskuldi	þröskuldana, þröskuldina
dative	þröskuldi	þröskuldinum	þröskuldum	þröskuldunum
genitive	þröskulds, þröskuldar	þröskuldsins, þröskuldarins	þröskulda	þröskuldanna

proper names with genitive in -ar

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proper names default to dative in -i

• Merkúríus (“Mercury”); gen -ar per Thomson but -s per BÍN (NOTE: I think the latter is a mistake); dat - per Thomson but -i per BÍN

Declension of Merkúríus (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Merkúríus
accusative	Merkúríus
dative	Merkúríusi
genitive	Merkúríusar

• Neptúnus (“Neptune (god, planet, male given name)”); gen -ar per Thomson and BÍN; dat - per Thomson but -i per BÍN

Declension of Neptúnus (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Neptúnus
accusative	Neptúnus
dative	Neptúnusi
genitive	Neptúnusar

• Satúrnus (“Saturn”); gen -ar per Thomson and BÍN; dat - per Thomson but -i per BÍN

Declension of Merkúríus (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Merkúríus
accusative	Merkúríus
dative	Merkúríusi
genitive	Merkúríusar

• Skánn (“Scania, Skåne”); gen -ar per Thomson but -s per BÍN; dat -i per Thomson and BÍN; stem is Skán-

Declension of Skánn (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Skánn
accusative	Skán
dative	Skáni
genitive	Skáns

• Spánn (“Spain”); gen -ar per Thomson and BÍN; dat -i per Thomson and BÍN

Declension of Spánn (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Spánn
accusative	Spán
dative	Spáni
genitive	Spánar

• Úranus (“Uranus (god, planet, male given name)”); gen -ar per Thomson and BÍN; dat - per Thomson but -i per BÍN

Declension of Úranus (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Úranus
accusative	Úranus
dative	Úranusi
genitive	Úranusar

Personal names:

• Jóhannes (“John”); also Elías, Filippus, Hákon, Hannes, Jason, Jónas, Júlíus, Lárus, Magnús, Markús, Matthías, Nikulás, Sigfús, Símon, Tómas, Vigfús

Declension of Jóhannes (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Jóhannes
accusative	Jóhannes
dative	Jóhannesi
genitive	Jóhannesar

• Hálfdan; also Hálfdán

Declension of Hálfdan (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Hálfdan
accusative	Hálfdan
dative	Hálfdani
genitive	Hálfdanar, Hálfdans

• dat-:i per BÍN; Salómon

Declension of Salómon (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Salómon
accusative	Salómon
dative	Salómon, Salómoni
genitive	Salómons

• Bárður; also Eyvindur, Geirröður, Guðröður, Hallfreður, Jörundur, Völundur, Þórður, Þrándur, Önundur, names in -mundur (Ásmundur, Geirmundur, Guðmundur [in patronymics, Guðmunds- is dominant but Guðmundar- sometimes seen], Ingimundur, Kristmundur, Sigmundur, Sigurmundur, Sæmundur, Vilmundur [in patronymics, Vilmundar- is dominant but Vilmunds- rarely seen], Ögmundur [in patronymics, Ögmunds- is dominant but Ögmundar- sometimes seen])

Declension of Bárður (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Bárður
accusative	Bárð
dative	Bárði
genitive	Bárðar

• Freymóður; also Hermóður, Hreggviður, Þormóður, Guðvarður

Declension of Freymóður (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Freymóður
accusative	Freymóð
dative	Freymóði
genitive	Freymóðs, Freymóðar

• Höskuldur; also Sigurður [gen Sigurðs sometimes proscribed but dominates in men's patronymics, while Sigurðar- is the only form seen in women's patronymics], Einvarður, Hallvarður, Hávarður, Þorvarður

Declension of Höskuldur (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Höskuldur
accusative	Höskuld
dative	Höskuldi
genitive	Höskuldar, Höskulds

• Auðunn

Declension of Auðunn (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Auðunn
accusative	Auðun
dative	Auðuni
genitive	Auðuns, Auðunar

• Gissur; also Össur

Declension of Gissur (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Gissur
accusative	Gissur
dative	Gissuri
genitive	Gissurar

words with -ur in masculine singular that belongs to the stem

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common nouns

• dati/i: All (?) masculine and neuter nouns with stem in -ur contract, so this is the default. auðjöfur (“tycoon”), austur (“ladling; waste”), bakstur (“baking, pastry”) (dat pl bökstrum), (skuggabaldur (“tomcat-vixen offspring; evil spirit; evildoer”)), bifur (“beaver; feeling”), bólstur (“pillow; padding; etc.”) (also neuter), fjötur (“fetter, shackle”) (usually plural), jöfur (“ruler, monarch”), kögur (“fringe”) (usually neuter), lúður (“trumpet, horn”) (þokulúður (“foghorn”)), mokstur (“shoveling”), nykur (“nixie (type of water demon)”), otur (“otter”) (sæotur (“sea otter”)), plástur (“plaster, bandage”), reður (“penis”), sigur (“victory”), tígur (“tiger”) (blettatígur (“cheetah”)), tötur (“rag, tatter”) (usually plural), vikur (“pumice”) (usually singular), ölur (“alder”) (gráölur (“grey alder”); cf. neuter elri and masculine elrir)

Declension of jöfur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	jöfur	jöfurinn	jöfrar	jöfrarnir
accusative	jöfur	jöfurinn	jöfra	jöfrana
dative	jöfri	jöfrinum	jöfrum	jöfrunum
genitive	jöfurs	jöfursins	jöfra	jöfranna

• dati/i, with u-mutation; akur (“field”); stem is akur- not ak-; umlauts to ökrum in dat pl. All (?) masculine and neuter nouns with stem in -ur contract, so this is the default. Also: aldur (“age, epoch”) (dat pl öldrum; faraldur (“epidemic”) [dat pl faröldrum], heimsfaraldur (“pandemic”) [dat pl heimsfaröldrum]), bakstur (“baking, pastry”) (dat pl bökstrum), skuggabaldur (“tomcat-vixen offspring; evil spirit; evildoer”), galdur (“magic; (magic) trick; charm, spell”), hafur (“buck (male goat)”), hamstur (“hamster”), leiðangur (“expedition, journey”), mjaldur (“beluga whale”), naður (“adder, viper”) (usually feminine naðra)

Declension of akur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	akur	akurinn	akrar	akrarnir
accusative	akur	akurinn	akra	akrana
dative	akri	akrinum	ökrum	ökrunum
genitive	akurs	akursins	akra	akranna

• dati/i, sg-only; alabastur (“alabaster”), árangur (“success; outcome”), áróður (“propaganda; sedition”), berangur (“outdoors (?)”) (also neuter), farangur (“luggage”), framúrakstur (“overtaking”), heiður (“honor”), kappakstur (“speeding; racing”), muldur (“murmuring”), sykur (“sugar”) (also neuter, but much more common in the masculine; flórsykur (“powdered sugar”), maltsykur (“maltose”), púðursykur (“brown sugar”), sleikjubrjóstsykur (“lollipop, sucker”), mjólkursykur (“lactose”)), tuldur (“murmuring”)

Declension of alabastur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	alabastur	alabasturinn
accusative	alabastur	alabasturinn
dative	alabastri	alabastrinum
genitive	alabasturs	alabastursins

• dati/i, proper noun: Pétur (“Peter”), [Sigur (male given name) (not in BÍN)]

Declension of Pétur (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Pétur
accusative	Pétur
dative	Pétri
genitive	Péturs

• dati/i, proper noun, with u-mutation: Baldur (“male given name; Baldur (Norse god)”)

Declension of Baldur (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Baldur
accusative	Baldur
dative	Baldri
genitive	Baldurs

• dati/i, imut in dat: blástur (“breeze; act of blowing”)

Declension of blástur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	blástur	blásturinn	blástrar	blástrarnir
accusative	blástur	blásturinn	blástra	blástrana
dative	blæstri	blæstrinum	blástrum	blástrunum
genitive	blásturs	blástursins	blástra	blástranna

• dati/i, imut in dat, sg-only: aðblástur (“preaspiration”), uppblástur (“wind erosion”)

Declension of aðblástur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	aðblástur	aðblásturinn
accusative	aðblástur	aðblásturinn
dative	aðblæstri	aðblæstrinum
genitive	aðblásturs	aðblástursins

• hlátur (“laughter”); two possible genitives, plural defaults to -ar; also: veður (“ram (archaic or poetic); battering ram (archaic); spike at the end of a hiking pole (archaic)”); árekstur (“collision; clash”)

Declension of hlátur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hlátur	hláturinn	hlátrar	hlátrarnir
accusative	hlátur	hláturinn	hlátra	hlátrana
dative	hlátri	hlátrinum	hlátrum	hlátrunum
genitive	hláturs, hlátrar	hlátursins, hlátrarins	hlátra	hlátranna

• rakstur (“raking; shoveling”); two possible genitives, sg-only

Declension of rakstur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	rakstur	raksturinn
accusative	rakstur	raksturinn
dative	rakstri	rakstrinum
genitive	raksturs, rakstrar	rakstursins, rakstrarins

• gróður (“plants, vegetation”); two possible genitives, sg-only

Declension of gróður (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	gróður	gróðurinn
accusative	gróður	gróðurinn
dative	gróðri	gróðrinum
genitive	gróðurs, gróðrar1	gróðursins, gróðrarins1

¹Much less common except in compounds.

• lestur (“reading, perusal”); two possible genitives, plural defaults to -ar; also: fyrirlestur (“lecture”)

Declension of lestur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lestur	lesturinn	lestrar	lestrarnir
accusative	lestur	lesturinn	lestra	lestrana
dative	lestri	lestrinum	lestrum	lestrunum
genitive	lestrar, lesturs	lestrarins, lestursins	lestra	lestranna

• róður (“rowing”) (kappróður (“regatta”)); two possible genitives

Declension of róður (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	róður	róðurinn	róðrar	róðrarnir
accusative	róður	róðurinn	róðra	róðrana
dative	róðri	róðrinum	róðrum	róðrunum
genitive	róðrar, róðurs1	róðrarins, róðursins1	róðra	róðranna

¹Less common.

• rekstur (“driving, herding; operation; processing, management”); two possible genitives

Declension of rekstur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rekstur	reksturinn	rekstrar	rekstrarnir
accusative	rekstur	reksturinn	rekstra	rekstrana
dative	rekstri	rekstrinum	rekstrum	rekstrunum
genitive	rekstrar, reksturs1	rekstrarins, rekstursins1	rekstra	rekstranna

¹Not usually in compounds.

• erindrekstur (“diplomatic mission”); two possible genitives, singular-only

Declension of erindrekstur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	erindrekstur	erindreksturinn
accusative	erindrekstur	erindreksturinn
dative	erindrekstri	erindrekstrinum
genitive	erindrekstrar, erindreksturs	erindrekstrarins, erindrekstursins

• akkur (“benefit, advantage”); -ur can either be a nom ending or part of the stem. The syntax here is the standard "alternation" syntax found in the inflection specs of all languages that use Module:inflection utilities (which is several dozen by now).

Declension of akkur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	akkur	akkurinn
accusative	akkur, akk	akkurinn, akkinn
dative	akkri, akki	akkrinum, akkinum
genitive	akkurs, akks	akkursins, akksins

words in -ár

common nouns

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• NOTE: in most of these, the stem ends in -á, which is the default.
• NOTE: specifying 'ir' as nom pl autoselects accusative pl in -i.
• NOTE: default dative is -/-.
• nár (“corpse”); also sár (“tub (archaic)”), hár (“thole, oarlock (archaic)”) (given below as well), sænár (“sea corpse???”); dat pl in -um

Declension of nár (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nár	nárinn	náir	náirnir
accusative	ná	náinn	nái	náina
dative	ná	nánum	náum	náunum
genitive	nás	násins	náa	náanna

• hár (“thole, oarlock (archaic)”)

Declension of hár (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hár	hárinn	háir	háirnir
accusative	há	háinn	hái	háina
dative	há	hánum	háum	háunum
genitive	hás	hásins	háa	háanna

• hár (“spiny dogfish (archaic)”)

Declension of hár (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hár	hárinn	hávar	hávarnir
accusative	há	háinn	háva	hávana
dative	há	hánum	hávum	hávunum
genitive	hás	hásins	háva	hávanna

• kljár (“weaving stone (archaic)”); BÍN says it's singular-only, Thomson gives pl in -ir.

Declension of kljár (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	kljár	kljárinn
accusative	kljá	kljáinn
dative	kljá	kljánum
genitive	kljás	kljásins

Declension of kljár (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kljár	kljárinn	kljáir	kljáirnir
accusative	kljá	kljáinn	kljái	kljáina
dative	kljá	kljánum	kljáum	kljáunum
genitive	kljás	kljásins	kljáa	kljáanna

• ljár (“scythe”); Thomson says def gen pl ljánna is more common than ljáanna, while BÍN lists only ljáanna.

Declension of ljár (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ljár	ljárinn	ljáir	ljáirnir
accusative	ljá	ljáinn	ljái	ljáina
dative	ljá	ljánum	ljáum, ljám1	ljáunum
genitive	ljás	ljásins	ljáa	ljáanna

¹Archaic.

• skjár (“video screen, monitor, display; animal membrane window (historical)”)

Declension of skjár (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skjár	skjárinn	skjáir	skjáirnir
accusative	skjá	skjáinn	skjái	skjáina
dative	skjá	skjánum	skjáum, skjám1	skjáunum
genitive	skjás	skjásins	skjáa	skjáanna

¹More common but sometimes proscribed.

• with -v- insertion in plural and obsolete singular dative (mentioned in Thomson, not in BÍN): már (“seagull”)

Declension of már (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	már	márinn	mávar	mávarnir
accusative	má	máinn	máva	mávana
dative	má, mávi1	mánum, mávinum1	mávum	mávunum
genitive	más	másins	máva	mávanna

¹Obsolete.

• with -v- insertion in genitive singular: sjár (“sea”) (more common: sjór); also snjár (“snow”) (more common: snjór, snær)

Declension of sjár (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	sjár	sjárinn
accusative	sjá	sjáinn
dative	sjá	sjánum
genitive	sjávar	sjávarins

• stem ends in r: ár (“?”) (archaic)

Declension of ár (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ár	árinn	árar	árarnir
accusative	ár	árinn	ára	árana
dative	ári	árinum	árum	árunum
genitive	árs	ársins	ára	áranna

• stem ends in r, dat-/-: lár (“wooden box for wool”); also klár (“inferior horse, nag”), pílár (“slat, fence post; spoke”) (dated; usually pílári), kentár (“centaur”)

Declension of lár (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lár	lárinn	lárar	lárarnir
accusative	lár	lárinn	lára	lárana
dative	lár	lárnum	lárum	lárunum
genitive	lárs	lársins	lára	láranna

proper nouns

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• NOTE: For simplicity, all proper names except those whose stem ends in a vowel have dati as the default.
• stem is 'Má': Már (male given name); obsolete singular dative Mávi (mentioned in Thomson, not in BÍN)

Declension of Már (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Már
accusative	Má
dative	Má, Mávi1
genitive	Más

¹Obsolete.

• stem is 'Frá': Frár (male given name)

Declension of Frár (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Frár
accusative	Frá
dative	Frá
genitive	Frás

• stem ends in r: Kár (male given name); also Lár (male given name), Hár (proper noun of some sort)

Declension of Kár (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Kár
accusative	Kár
dative	Kár
genitive	Kárs

words in -ór

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• NOTE: stem includes -r by default.
• NOTE: default dative of words whose stem ends in vowel or -r after a vowel is -/-.
• NOTE: For simplicity, all proper names except those whose stem ends in a vowel have dati as the default.
• bjór (“beer; beaver”); also flór (“dung channel in cow barn”), hór (“adulterer”) (archaic), kondór (“condor”), kontór (“office”), kór (“choir”), dór (“?”), þjór (“bull”) (archaic), stjór (“?”), tenór (“tenor”), ökuþór (“professional sports driver”)

Declension of bjór (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bjór	bjórinn	bjórar	bjórarnir
accusative	bjór	bjórinn	bjóra	bjórana
dative	bjór	bjórnum	bjórum	bjórunum
genitive	bjórs	bjórsins	bjóra	bjóranna

• klór (“chlorine”)

Declension of klór (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	klór	klórinn
accusative	klór	klórinn
dative	klór	klórnum
genitive	klórs	klórsins

• hór (“pothook”); ## means "stem is from lemma without final -r"; also mór (“moor”), dínamór (“dynamo”), jór (“steed (poetic)”), nór (“cooling trough (in a smithy)”)

Declension of hór (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hór	hórinn	hóar	hóarnir
accusative	hó	hóinn	hóa	hóana
dative	hó	hónum	hóum	hóunum
genitive	hós	hósins	hóa	hóanna

• þrór (“?”) (obsolete)

Declension of þrór (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	þrór	þrórinn
accusative	þró	þróinn
dative	þró	þrónum
genitive	þrós	þrósins

• skjór (“magpie”); in the following, there are two possible paradigms, one based on a root skjór- with pl in -ar and one based off of a root in skjó with a pl in -ir; the latter has two possible dat pl's, a regular one and a more common contracted one, and corresponding definite forms; we omit the definite forms from the override as they are formed normally from the indef forms (-m -> -num)

Declension of skjór (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skjór	skjórinn	skjórar, skjóir	skjórarnir, skjóirnir
accusative	skjór, skjó	skjórinn, skjóinn	skjóra, skjói	skjórana, skjóina
dative	skjór, skjó	skjórnum, skjónum	skjórum, skjóm, skjóum	skjórunum, skjónum, skjóunum
genitive	skjórs, skjós	skjórsins, skjósins	skjóra, skjóa	skjóranna, skjóanna

• sjór (“sea”); in the following, ## indicates that the stem subtracts -r from the lemma; the exclamation point at the beginning of the genitive ending (after the first comma) means that the following override is a full form.

Declension of sjór (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sjór	sjórinn	sjóir	sjóirnir
accusative	sjó	sjóinn	sjói	sjóina
dative	sjó	sjónum	sjóum	sjóunum
genitive	sjávar, sjóar, sjós	sjávarins, sjóarins, sjósins	sjóa	sjóanna

• snjór (“snow”); in the following, ## indicates that the stem subtracts -r from the lemma.

Declension of snjór (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	snjór	snjórinn	snjóar, snjóvar1	snjóarnir, snjóvarnir1
accusative	snjó	snjóinn	snjóa, snjóva1	snjóana, snjóvana1
dative	snjó	snjónum	snjóum	snjóunum
genitive	snjós, snjóvar1, snjóar	snjósins, snjóvarins1, snjóarins	snjóa	snjóanna

¹Dated.

• stem is 'Dór': Dór (male given name); also Tór, Þór

Declension of Dór (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Dór
accusative	Dór
dative	Dór
genitive	Dórs

• skór (“shoe”); compounds: we currently have three in Wiktionary: fjallgönguskór (“climbing boot”), ilskór (“sandal”) and strigaskór (“sneaker, trainer”). But BÍN lists over 100. NOTE: acc pl is formed from nom pl by subtracting the -r except in the case of -ur.

Declension of skór (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skór	skórinn	skór	skórnir
accusative	skó	skóinn	skó	skóna
dative	skó	skónum	skóm	skónum
genitive	skós	skósins	skóa	skónna

• Because of all the compounds, skór is a built-in.

Declension of skór (masculine, based on skór)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skór	skórinn	skór	skórnir
accusative	skó	skóinn	skó	skóna
dative	skó	skónum	skóm	skónum
genitive	skós	skósins	skóa	skónna

Declension of strigaskór (masculine, based on skór)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	strigaskór	strigaskórinn	strigaskór	strigaskórnir
accusative	strigaskó	strigaskóinn	strigaskó	strigaskóna
dative	strigaskó	strigaskónum	strigaskóm	strigaskónum
genitive	strigaskós	strigaskósins	strigaskóa	strigaskónna

words in -ær

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• NOTE: stem does *NOT* include -r by default.
• NOTE: default dative of words whose stem ends in vowel or -r after a vowel is -/-.
• NOTE: For simplicity, all proper names except those whose stem ends in a vowel have dati as the default.
• glær (“sea”) (archaic except in fixed expressions, especially kasta á glæ (“to squander”, literally “to throw into the sea”)) (sg-only); also skær (“horse (obsolete)”)

Declension of glær (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	glær	glærinn
accusative	glæ	glæinn
dative	glæ	glænum
genitive	glæs	glæsins

• blær (“gentle breeze”)

Declension of blær (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	blær	blærinn	blæir	blæirnir
accusative	blæ	blæinn	blæi	blæina
dative	blæ	blænum	blæjum	blæjunum
genitive	blæs, blæjar, blævar1	blæsins, blæjarins, blævarins1	blæja	blæjanna

¹Obsolete.

• with -v- insertion in plural: blær (“ram (obsolete); sword (obsolete)”); NOT IN BÍN (from Thomson)

Declension of blær (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	blær	blærinn	blævar	blævarnir
accusative	blæ	blæinn	blæva	blævana
dative	blæ	blænum	blævum	blævunum
genitive	blæs	blæsins	blæva	blævanna

• bær (“farm; town”); also óbær (“?”)

Declension of bær (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bær	bærinn	bæir	bæirnir
accusative	bæ	bæinn	bæi	bæina
dative	bæ	bænum	bæjum	bæjunum
genitive	bæjar	bæjarins	bæja	bæjanna

• sær (“sea”)

Declension of sær (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	sær	særinn
accusative	sæ	sæinn
dative	sæ	sænum
genitive	sævar	sævarins

• snær (“snow”)

Declension of snær (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	snær	snærinn
accusative	snæ	snæinn
dative	snæ, snævi1	snænum, snævinum1
genitive	snæs, snævar	snæsins, snævarins

¹In fixed expressions.

words in -ýr

common nouns

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• NOTE: stem does *NOT* include -r by default.
• NOTE: default dative of words whose stem ends in vowel or -r after a vowel is -/-.
• NOTE: For simplicity, all proper names except those whose stem ends in a vowel have dati as the default.
• NOTE: For simplicity, all proper names except those whose stem ends in a vowel or vowel + r have dati as the default.
• ýr (“yew”) (sg-only)

Declension of ýr (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	ýr	ýrinn
accusative	ý	ýinn
dative	ý	ýnum
genitive	ýs	ýsins

• býr (“town, farm”); also gnýr (“clash, crash, roar, rumble; blue wildebeest”)

Declension of býr (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	býr	býrinn	býir	býirnir
accusative	bý	býinn	býi	býina
dative	bý	býnum	býjum	býjunum
genitive	býs	býsins	býja	býjanna

• with -v- insertion in plural and irregular plural stem: týr (“hero; god (poetic)”)

Declension of týr (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	týr	týrinn	tívar	tívarnir
accusative	tý	týinn	tíva	tívana
dative	tý	týnum	tívum	tívunum
genitive	týs	týsins	tíva	tívanna

• fýr (“dude, guy (informal)”); also lýr (“pollock”), sýr (“?”) (poetic), ýr (“?”) (obsolete; gen ýrs, nom pl ýrar), hlýr (“?”) (obsolete)

Declension of fýr (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fýr	fýrinn	fýrar	fýrarnir
accusative	fýr	fýrinn	fýra	fýrana
dative	fýr	fýrnum	fýrum	fýrunum
genitive	fýrs	fýrsins	fýra	fýranna

• sýr (“? (poetic)”); also glýr (“?”) (obsolete)

Declension of sýr (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	sýr	sýrinn
accusative	sýr	sýrinn
dative	sýr	sýrnum
genitive	sýrs	sýrsins

proper nouns

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• Týr (male given name) (Angantýr, Hjálmtýr, Sigtýr, Valtýr, Vigtýr); also Gnýr (Arnagnýr, Þorgnýr), Dagnýr, Guðnýr, Oddnýr

Declension of Týr (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Týr
accusative	Tý
dative	Tý
genitive	Týs

words in -eyr

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• NOTE: stem *DOES* include -r by default.
• NOTE: default dative of words whose stem ends in vowel or -r after a vowel is -/-.
• NOTE: For simplicity, all proper names except those whose stem ends in a vowel have dati as the default.
• þeyr (“thaw, thawing wind”) (sg-only)

Declension of þeyr (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	þeyr	þeyrinn
accusative	þey	þeyinn
dative	þey	þeynum
genitive	þeys	þeysins

• reyr (“reed”)

Declension of reyr (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	reyr	reyrinn
accusative	reyr	reyrinn
dative	reyr	reyrnum
genitive	reyrs	reyrsins

• Freyr (male given name)

Declension of Freyr (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Freyr
accusative	Frey
dative	Frey
genitive	Freys

words in -ör

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• NOTE: stem *DOES* include -r by default.
• NOTE: default dative of words whose stem ends in vowel or -r after a vowel is -/-.
• NOTE: For simplicity, all proper names except those whose stem ends in a vowel have dati as the default.
• with -v- insertion in plural: bör (“tree, wood (poetic)”) [NOT IN BÍN]

Declension of bör (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bör	börinn	börvar	börvarnir
accusative	bör	börinn	börva	börvana
dative	bör	börnum	börvum	börvunum
genitive	börs	börsins	börva	börvanna

• with -v- insertion in plural: hjör (“sword (poetic)”)

Declension of hjör (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hjör	hjörinn	hjörvar	hjörvarnir
accusative	hjör	hjörinn	hjörva	hjörvana
dative	hjör	hjörnum	hjörvum	hjörvunum
genitive	hjörs	hjörsins	hjörva	hjörvanna

• with -v- insertion in plural: spör (“sparrow”)

Declension of spör (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	spör	spörinn	spörvar	spörvarnir
accusative	spör	spörinn	spörva	spörvana
dative	spör	spörnum	spörvum	spörvunum
genitive	spörs	spörsins	spörva	spörvanna

• with -v- insertion in plural?: mör (“suet”) (in BÍN, sg-only); also blóðmör (“blood sausage”)

Declension of mör (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	mör	mörinn
accusative	mör	mörinn
dative	mör	mörnum
genitive	mörs	mörsins

• hör (“flax”)

Declension of hör (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	hör	hörinn
accusative	hör	hörinn
dative	hör	hörnum
genitive	hörs	hörsins

• líkjör (“liqueur”); also amatör (“amateur”)

Declension of líkjör (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	líkjör	líkjörinn	líkjörar	líkjörarnir
accusative	líkjör	líkjörinn	líkjöra	líkjörana
dative	líkjör	líkjörnum	líkjörum	líkjörunum
genitive	líkjörs	líkjörsins	líkjöra	líkjöranna

• Nör (proper name (?)) (archaic)

Declension of Nör (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Nör
accusative	Nör
dative	Nör
genitive	Nörs

• knör (“ship (poetic; proscribed for knörr)”)

Declension of knör (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	knör	knörinn	knerir	knerirnir
accusative	knör	knörinn	kneri	knerina
dative	kneri	knerinum	knörum	knörunum
genitive	knarar	knararins	knara	knaranna

• Knör (place name)

Declension of Knör (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Knör
accusative	Knör
dative	Kneri
genitive	Knarar

words in -aur

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• NOTE: stem *DOES* include -r by default.
• NOTE: default dative of words whose stem ends in vowel or -r after a vowel is -/-.
• NOTE: For simplicity, all proper names except those whose stem ends in a vowel have dati as the default.
• maur (“ant”); also gaur (“ruffian”), paur (“devil; enmity”), staur (“post”) (ljósastaur (“lamp post”))

Declension of maur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	maur	maurinn	maurar	maurarnir
accusative	maur	maurinn	maura	maurana
dative	maur	maurnum	maurum	maurunum
genitive	maurs	maursins	maura	mauranna

• aur (“loam, mud”); also smáaur (“penny; (pl) small change, small amount”)

Declension of aur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	aur	aurinn	aurar	aurarnir
accusative	aur	aurinn	aura	aurana
dative	aur, auri1	aurnum	aurum	aurunum
genitive	aurs	aursins	aura	auranna

¹In fixed expressions.

• smáaur (“penny; (pl) small change, small amount”); also sandaur (“?”) svifaur (“?”)

Declension of smáaur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	smáaur	smáaurinn	smáaurar	smáaurarnir
accusative	smáaur	smáaurinn	smáaura	smáaurana
dative	smáaur, smáauri	smáaurnum	smáaurum	smáaurunum
genitive	smáaurs	smáaursins	smáaura	smáauranna

• saur (“dirt; excrement”)

Declension of saur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	saur	saurinn
accusative	saur	saurinn
dative	saur	saurnum
genitive	saurs	saursins

• Jókuaur (place name)

Declension of Jókuaur (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Jókuaur
accusative	Jókuaur
dative	Jókuaur, Jókuauri
genitive	Jókuaurs