bróðurlegur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bróðurligr, from Proto-Germanic *brōþurlīkaz. Equivalent to bróðir +‎ -legur. Cognate with Faroese bróðurligur, Swedish broderlig, German brüderlich and English brotherly.

Adjective

bróðurlegur (comparative bróðurlegri, superlative bróðurlegastur)

1. brotherly, fraternal

Declension

positive forms of bróðurlegur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	bróðurlegur	bróðurleg	bróðurlegt
	accusative	bróðurlegan	bróðurlega
	dative	bróðurlegum	bróðurlegri	bróðurlegu
	genitive	bróðurlegs	bróðurlegrar	bróðurlegs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	bróðurlegir	bróðurlegar	bróðurleg
	accusative	bróðurlega
	dative	bróðurlegum
	genitive	bróðurlegra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	bróðurlegi	bróðurlega	bróðurlega
	acc/dat/gen	bróðurlega	bróðurlegu
	plural (all-case)	bróðurlegu

comparative forms of bróðurlegur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	bróðurlegri	bróðurlegri	bróðurlegra
	plural (all-case)	bróðurlegri

superlative forms of bróðurlegur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	bróðurlegastur	bróðurlegust	bróðurlegast
	accusative	bróðurlegastan	bróðurlegasta
	dative	bróðurlegustum	bróðurlegastri	bróðurlegustu
	genitive	bróðurlegasts	bróðurlegastrar	bróðurlegasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	bróðurlegastir	bróðurlegastar	bróðurlegust
	accusative	bróðurlegasta
	dative	bróðurlegustum
	genitive	bróðurlegastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	bróðurlegasti	bróðurlegasta	bróðurlegasta
	acc/dat/gen	bróðurlegasta	bróðurlegustu
	plural (all-case)	bróðurlegustu

Further reading

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