fyndinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From finna (“to find; feel”), thus "fount, felt" > "full of sense and wit" > "funny, witty".

Adjective

fyndinn (comparative fyndnari, superlative fyndnastur)

1. funny

   Synonyms: hnyttinn, smellinn, skemmtilegur

Declension

positive forms of fyndinn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fyndinn	fyndin	fyndið
	accusative	fyndinn	fyndna
	dative	fyndnum	fyndinni	fyndnu
	genitive	fyndins	fyndinnar	fyndins
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fyndnir	fyndnar	fyndin
	accusative	fyndna
	dative	fyndnum
	genitive	fyndinna
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fyndni	fyndna	fyndna
	acc/dat/gen	fyndna	fyndnu
	plural (all-case)	fyndnu

comparative forms of fyndinn

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	fyndnari	fyndnari	fyndnara
	plural (all-case)	fyndnari

superlative forms of fyndinn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fyndnastur	fyndnust	fyndnast
	accusative	fyndnastan	fyndnasta
	dative	fyndnustum	fyndnastri	fyndnustu
	genitive	fyndnasts	fyndnastrar	fyndnasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fyndnastir	fyndnastar	fyndnust
	accusative	fyndnasta
	dative	fyndnustum
	genitive	fyndnastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fyndnasti	fyndnasta	fyndnasta
	acc/dat/gen	fyndnasta	fyndnustu
	plural (all-case)	fyndnustu

Further reading

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