fallegur
Appearance
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Attested since the 16th century. Compare Faroese falligur (“beautiful”). Probably derived from the verb falla, as German gefällig.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]fallegur (comparative fallegri, superlative fallegastur)
Declension
[edit]positive forms of fallegur
strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | fallegur | falleg | fallegt | |
accusative | fallegan | fallega | ||
dative | fallegum | fallegri | fallegu | |
genitive | fallegs | fallegrar | fallegs | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | fallegir | fallegar | falleg | |
accusative | fallega | |||
dative | fallegum | |||
genitive | fallegra | |||
weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | fallegi | fallega | fallega | |
acc/dat/gen | fallega | fallegu | ||
plural (all-case) | fallegu |
superlative forms of fallegur
strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | fallegastur | fallegust | fallegast | |
accusative | fallegastan | fallegasta | ||
dative | fallegustum | fallegastri | fallegustu | |
genitive | fallegasts | fallegastrar | fallegasts | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | fallegastir | fallegastar | fallegust | |
accusative | fallegasta | |||
dative | fallegustum | |||
genitive | fallegastra | |||
weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | fallegasti | fallegasta | fallegasta | |
acc/dat/gen | fallegasta | fallegustu | ||
plural (all-case) | fallegustu |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)