fljótur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fljótr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfljouː.tʏr/
• Rhymes: -ouːtʏr

Adjective

fljótur (comparative fljótari, superlative fljótastur)

1. swift, quick, fast

   Þú skalt vera fljótur eða ég nái þér. ― You better be quick or I'll catch up to you.

Declension

positive forms of fljótur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fljótur	fljót	fljótt
	accusative	fljótan	fljóta
	dative	fljótum	fljótri	fljótu
	genitive	fljóts	fljótrar	fljóts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fljótir	fljótar	fljót
	accusative	fljóta
	dative	fljótum
	genitive	fljótra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fljóti	fljóta	fljóta
	acc/dat/gen	fljóta	fljótu
	plural (all-case)	fljótu

comparative forms of fljótur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	fljótari	fljótari	fljótara
	plural (all-case)	fljótari

superlative forms of fljótur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fljótastur	fljótust	fljótast
	accusative	fljótastan	fljótasta
	dative	fljótustum	fljótastri	fljótustu
	genitive	fljótasts	fljótastrar	fljótasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fljótastir	fljótastar	fljótust
	accusative	fljótasta
	dative	fljótustum
	genitive	fljótastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fljótasti	fljótasta	fljótasta
	acc/dat/gen	fljótasta	fljótustu
	plural (all-case)	fljótustu

References

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