endalaus

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse endalauss, from Proto-Germanic *andijalausaz. Equivalent to endir +‎ -laus. Cognate with Danish endeløs, Swedish ändlös and English endless.

Adjective

endalaus (comparative endalausari, superlative endalausastur)

1. endless, eternal

Declension

Positive forms of endalaus

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	endalaus	endalaus	endalaust
	accusative	endalausan	endalausa
	dative	endalausum	endalausri	endalausu
	genitive	endalauss	endalausrar	endalauss
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	endalausir	endalausar	endalaus
	accusative	endalausa
	dative	endalausum
	genitive	endalausra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	endalausi	endalausa	endalausa
	acc/dat/gen	endalausa	endalausu
	plural (all-case)	endalausu

Comparative forms of endalaus

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	endalausari	endalausari	endalausara
	plural (all-case)	endalausari

Superlative forms of endalaus

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	endalausastur	endalausust	endalausast
	accusative	endalausastan	endalausasta
	dative	endalausustum	endalausastri	endalausustu
	genitive	endalausasts	endalausastrar	endalausasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	endalausastir	endalausastar	endalausust
	accusative	endalausasta
	dative	endalausustum
	genitive	endalausastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	endalausasti	endalausasta	endalausasta
	acc/dat/gen	endalausasta	endalausustu
	plural (all-case)	endalausustu

Further reading

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