forsögulegur

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “before historical”, created from for- (“before”) +‎ sögulegur (“historical”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔrˌsœːɣʏlɛɣʏr̥/, [ˈfɔ̝rˌs̺øœ̯ːɣ˕ʉ̞lɛ̝ɣ˕ʉ̞r̥]

  Audio:

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  Rhymes: -ʏlɛɣʏr, -ɛɣʏr, -ʏr

Adjective

forsögulegur (comparative forsögulegri, superlative forsögulegastur)

1. prehistoric; pertaining to an era before recorded history.

   Það er forsögulegur minnisvarði þarna við vatnið.

   There’s a prehistoric monument there by the lake.

Declension

positive forms of forsögulegur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	forsögulegur	forsöguleg	forsögulegt
	accusative	forsögulegan	forsögulega
	dative	forsögulegum	forsögulegri	forsögulegu
	genitive	forsögulegs	forsögulegrar	forsögulegs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	forsögulegir	forsögulegar	forsöguleg
	accusative	forsögulega
	dative	forsögulegum
	genitive	forsögulegra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	forsögulegi	forsögulega	forsögulega
	acc/dat/gen	forsögulega	forsögulegu
	plural (all-case)	forsögulegu

comparative forms of forsögulegur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	forsögulegri	forsögulegri	forsögulegra
	plural (all-case)	forsögulegri

superlative forms of forsögulegur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	forsögulegastur	forsögulegust	forsögulegast
	accusative	forsögulegastan	forsögulegasta
	dative	forsögulegustum	forsögulegastri	forsögulegustu
	genitive	forsögulegasts	forsögulegastrar	forsögulegasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	forsögulegastir	forsögulegastar	forsögulegust
	accusative	forsögulegasta
	dative	forsögulegustum
	genitive	forsögulegastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	forsögulegasti	forsögulegasta	forsögulegasta
	acc/dat/gen	forsögulegasta	forsögulegustu
	plural (all-case)	forsögulegustu

Related terms

• forsaga f (“prehistory”)

Further reading

• "forsögulegur" in málið.is (The Language), wherein multiple dictionaries are visible.