endalaus
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse endalauss, from Proto-Germanic *andijalausaz. Equivalent to endir + -laus. Cognate with Danish endeløs, Swedish ändlös and English endless.
Adjective
[edit]endalaus (comparative endalausari, superlative endalausastur)
Declension
[edit] positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | endalaus | endalaus | endalaust |
| accusative | endalausan | endalausa | endalaust |
| dative | endalausum | endalausri | endalausu |
| genitive | endalauss | endalausrar | endalauss |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | endalausir | endalausar | endalaus |
| accusative | endalausa | endalausar | endalaus |
| dative | endalausum | endalausum | endalausum |
| genitive | endalausra | endalausra | endalausra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | endalausi | endalausa | endalausa |
| accusative | endalausa | endalausu | endalausa |
| dative | endalausa | endalausu | endalausa |
| genitive | endalausa | endalausu | endalausa |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | endalausu | endalausu | endalausu |
| accusative | endalausu | endalausu | endalausu |
| dative | endalausu | endalausu | endalausu |
| genitive | endalausu | endalausu | endalausu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | endalausari | endalausari | endalausara |
| accusative | endalausari | endalausari | endalausara |
| dative | endalausari | endalausari | endalausara |
| genitive | endalausari | endalausari | endalausara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | endalausari | endalausari | endalausari |
| accusative | endalausari | endalausari | endalausari |
| dative | endalausari | endalausari | endalausari |
| genitive | endalausari | endalausari | endalausari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | endalausastur | endalausust | endalausast |
| accusative | endalausastan | endalausasta | endalausast |
| dative | endalausustum | endalausastri | endalausustu |
| genitive | endalausasts | endalausastrar | endalausasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | endalausastir | endalausastar | endalausust |
| accusative | endalausasta | endalausastar | endalausust |
| dative | endalausustum | endalausustum | endalausustum |
| genitive | endalausastra | endalausastra | endalausastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | endalausasti | endalausasta | endalausasta |
| accusative | endalausasta | endalausustu | endalausasta |
| dative | endalausasta | endalausustu | endalausasta |
| genitive | endalausasta | endalausustu | endalausasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | endalausustu | endalausustu | endalausustu |
| accusative | endalausustu | endalausustu | endalausustu |
| dative | endalausustu | endalausustu | endalausustu |
| genitive | endalausustu | endalausustu | endalausustu |
Further reading
[edit]- “endalaus” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)