gætinn

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcaiːtɪnː/

Adjective

gætinn (comparative gætnari, superlative gætnastur)

1. careful

   Synonyms: varkár, varfærinn

Declension

positive forms of gætinn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gætinn	gætin	gætið
	accusative	gætinn	gætna
	dative	gætnum	gætinni	gætnu
	genitive	gætins	gætinnar	gætins
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gætnir	gætnar	gætin
	accusative	gætna
	dative	gætnum
	genitive	gætinna
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gætni	gætna	gætna
	acc/dat/gen	gætna	gætnu
	plural (all-case)	gætnu

comparative forms of gætinn

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	gætnari	gætnari	gætnara
	plural (all-case)	gætnari

superlative forms of gætinn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gætnastur	gætnust	gætnast
	accusative	gætnastan	gætnasta
	dative	gætnustum	gætnastri	gætnustu
	genitive	gætnasts	gætnastrar	gætnasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gætnastir	gætnastar	gætnust
	accusative	gætnasta
	dative	gætnustum
	genitive	gætnastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gætnasti	gætnasta	gætnasta
	acc/dat/gen	gætnasta	gætnustu
	plural (all-case)	gætnustu

Related terms

• gæta (“to watch over, to guard”)
• gætni (“care, vigilance”)