fjölbreyttur

Icelandic

Etymology

From fjöl- (“multi-”) +‎ breyttur (“altered”), the latter from breyta (“to change”).

Adjective

fjölbreyttur (comparative fjölbreyttari, superlative fjölbreyttastur)

1. varied, diverse

Declension

positive forms of fjölbreyttur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fjölbreyttur	fjölbreytt	fjölbreytt
	accusative	fjölbreyttan	fjölbreytta
	dative	fjölbreyttum	fjölbreyttri	fjölbreyttu
	genitive	fjölbreytts	fjölbreyttrar	fjölbreytts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fjölbreyttir	fjölbreyttar	fjölbreytt
	accusative	fjölbreytta
	dative	fjölbreyttum
	genitive	fjölbreyttra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fjölbreytti	fjölbreytta	fjölbreytta
	acc/dat/gen	fjölbreytta	fjölbreyttu
	plural (all-case)	fjölbreyttu

comparative forms of fjölbreyttur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	fjölbreyttari	fjölbreyttari	fjölbreyttara
	plural (all-case)	fjölbreyttari

superlative forms of fjölbreyttur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fjölbreyttastur	fjölbreyttust	fjölbreyttast
	accusative	fjölbreyttastan	fjölbreyttasta
	dative	fjölbreyttustum	fjölbreyttastri	fjölbreyttustu
	genitive	fjölbreyttasts	fjölbreyttastrar	fjölbreyttasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fjölbreyttastir	fjölbreyttastar	fjölbreyttust
	accusative	fjölbreyttasta
	dative	fjölbreyttustum
	genitive	fjölbreyttastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fjölbreyttasti	fjölbreyttasta	fjölbreyttasta
	acc/dat/gen	fjölbreyttasta	fjölbreyttustu
	plural (all-case)	fjölbreyttustu

Further reading

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