berrassaður
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ber + rass, literally “bare-assed”.
Adjective
[edit]berrassaður (not comparable)
- bare-assed, bare-bottomed (not wearing clothes below the waist)
- (by extension) naked
- Synonyms: allsber, nakinn, á adamsklæðunum
Declension
[edit]positive forms of berrassaður
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | berrassaður | berrössuð | berrassað | |
| accusative | berrassaðan | berrassaða | ||
| dative | berrössuðum | berrassaðri | berrössuðu | |
| genitive | berrassaðs | berrassaðrar | berrassaðs | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | berrassaðir | berrassaðar | berrössuð | |
| accusative | berrassaða | |||
| dative | berrössuðum | |||
| genitive | berrassaðra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | berrassaði | berrassaða | berrassaða | |
| acc/dat/gen | berrassaða | berrössuðu | ||
| plural (all-case) | berrössuðu | |||
Coordinate terms
[edit]- ber að ofan (“shirtless”)
- berbrjósta (for women)
Further reading
[edit]- “berrassaður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)