beinharður

Icelandic

Etymology

From bein (“bone”) +‎ harður (“hard”). Compare Danish benhård.

Adjective

beinharður (comparative beinharðari, superlative beinharðastur)

1. hard as a bone

   Hún borgaði bílinn í beinhörðum peningum.

   She paid for the car in hard cash.

Declension

positive forms of beinharður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	beinharður	beinhörð	beinhart
	accusative	beinharðan	beinharða
	dative	beinhörðum	beinharðri	beinhörðu
	genitive	beinharðs	beinharðrar	beinharðs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	beinharðir	beinharðar	beinhörð
	accusative	beinharða
	dative	beinhörðum
	genitive	beinharðra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	beinharði	beinharða	beinharða
	acc/dat/gen	beinharða	beinhörðu
	plural (all-case)	beinhörðu

comparative forms of beinharður

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	beinharðari	beinharðari	beinharðara
	plural (all-case)	beinharðari

superlative forms of beinharður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	beinharðastur	beinhörðust	beinharðast
	accusative	beinharðastan	beinharðasta
	dative	beinhörðustum	beinharðastri	beinhörðustu
	genitive	beinharðasts	beinharðastrar	beinharðasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	beinharðastir	beinharðastar	beinhörðust
	accusative	beinharðasta
	dative	beinhörðustum
	genitive	beinharðastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	beinharðasti	beinharðasta	beinharðasta
	acc/dat/gen	beinharðasta	beinhörðustu
	plural (all-case)	beinhörðustu

Derived terms

• í beinhörðum peningum (“in hard cash”)

See also

• eitilharður
• beinhvítur
• reiðufé