duglegur

Icelandic

Etymology

dugur (“energy, drive”) +‎ -legur (“-ly, -ful”). Exact cognate with German tauglich (“fit, suited”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʏɣ.lɛːɣʏr/

Adjective

duglegur (comparative duglegri, superlative duglegastur)

1. diligent, working hard or skilfully

Declension

positive forms of duglegur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	duglegur	dugleg	duglegt
	accusative	duglegan	duglega
	dative	duglegum	duglegri	duglegu
	genitive	duglegs	duglegrar	duglegs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	duglegir	duglegar	dugleg
	accusative	duglega
	dative	duglegum
	genitive	duglegra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	duglegi	duglega	duglega
	acc/dat/gen	duglega	duglegu
	plural (all-case)	duglegu

comparative forms of duglegur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	duglegri	duglegri	duglegra
	plural (all-case)	duglegri

superlative forms of duglegur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	duglegastur	duglegust	duglegast
	accusative	duglegastan	duglegasta
	dative	duglegustum	duglegastri	duglegustu
	genitive	duglegasts	duglegastrar	duglegasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	duglegastir	duglegastar	duglegust
	accusative	duglegasta
	dative	duglegustum
	genitive	duglegastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	duglegasti	duglegasta	duglegasta
	acc/dat/gen	duglegasta	duglegustu
	plural (all-case)	duglegustu

Derived terms

• óduglegur

See also

• dugnaður
• dugnaðarforkur

Further reading

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