blauður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse blauðr. Related to Swedish blödig (“tender, soft”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpløyːðʏr]
• Rhymes: -øyːðʏr

Adjective

blauður (comparative blauðari, superlative blauðastur)

1. cowardly

   Synonyms: ragur, huglaus, argur

Declension

positive forms of blauður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	blauður	blauð	blautt
	accusative	blauðan	blauða
	dative	blauðum	blauðri	blauðu
	genitive	blauðs	blauðrar	blauðs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	blauðir	blauðar	blauð
	accusative	blauða
	dative	blauðum
	genitive	blauðra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	blauði	blauða	blauða
	acc/dat/gen	blauða	blauðu
	plural (all-case)	blauðu

comparative forms of blauður

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	blauðari	blauðari	blauðara
	plural (all-case)	blauðari

superlative forms of blauður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	blauðastur	blauðust	blauðast
	accusative	blauðastan	blauðasta
	dative	blauðustum	blauðastri	blauðustu
	genitive	blauðasts	blauðastrar	blauðasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	blauðastir	blauðastar	blauðust
	accusative	blauðasta
	dative	blauðustum
	genitive	blauðastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	blauðasti	blauðasta	blauðasta
	acc/dat/gen	blauðasta	blauðustu
	plural (all-case)	blauðustu

Related terms

• bleyða (“coward”)
• bleyði (“cowardice”)