fjáður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse *féaðr, whence also Faroese fíggjaður; derived from fé +‎ -aðr (equivalent to modern Icelandic fé +‎ -aður).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjauːðʏr/

  Rhymes: -auːðʏr

Adjective

fjáður (comparative fjáðari, superlative fjáðastur)

1. wealthy, having plenty of money
2. (with adverbial qualifiers such as vel (“well”) or illa (“badly”)) of such and such means

   vel fjáður ― well-to-do

   illa fjáður ― of meager means

Declension

positive forms of fjáður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fjáður	fjáð	fjáð
	accusative	fjáðan	fjáða
	dative	fjáðum	fjáðri	fjáðu
	genitive	fjáðs	fjáðrar	fjáðs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fjáðir	fjáðar	fjáð
	accusative	fjáða
	dative	fjáðum
	genitive	fjáðra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fjáði	fjáða	fjáða
	acc/dat/gen	fjáða	fjáðu
	plural (all-case)	fjáðu

comparative forms of fjáður

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	fjáðari	fjáðari	fjáðara
	plural (all-case)	fjáðari

superlative forms of fjáður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fjáðastur	fjáðust	fjáðast
	accusative	fjáðastan	fjáðasta
	dative	fjáðustum	fjáðastri	fjáðustu
	genitive	fjáðasts	fjáðastrar	fjáðasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fjáðastir	fjáðastar	fjáðust
	accusative	fjáðasta
	dative	fjáðustum
	genitive	fjáðastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fjáðasti	fjáðasta	fjáðasta
	acc/dat/gen	fjáðasta	fjáðustu
	plural (all-case)	fjáðustu

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “fjáður”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)