girnilegur

Icelandic

Etymology

From girna (“to like”) +‎ -legur (“-able”). For similar formations compare breytilegur (“changeable”) and leyfilegur (“permissible”).

Adjective

girnilegur (comparative girnilegri, superlative girnilegastur)

1. tempting (food)

   Bakaðirðu þessa girnilegu köku fyrir mig?

   Did you bake this tempting cake for me?

2. desirable

   2014 December 11, “Gleður auga, munn og maga”, in Húnahornið‎^[1], archived from the original on 26 October 2024:

   Þessi gullfallega og girnilega bók er sannkölluð fróðleiksnáma um matargerð og gæði íslenskrar náttúru.

   This beautiful and desirable book is a true wellspring of information on the cuisine and quality of Icelandic nature.

Declension

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	girnilegur	girnileg	girnilegt
accusative	girnilegan	girnilega	girnilegt
dative	girnilegum	girnilegri	girnilegu
genitive	girnilegs	girnilegrar	girnilegs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	girnilegir	girnilegar	girnileg
accusative	girnilega	girnilegar	girnileg
dative	girnilegum	girnilegum	girnilegum
genitive	girnilegra	girnilegra	girnilegra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	girnilegi	girnilega	girnilega
accusative	girnilega	girnilegu	girnilega
dative	girnilega	girnilegu	girnilega
genitive	girnilega	girnilegu	girnilega
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	girnilegu	girnilegu	girnilegu
accusative	girnilegu	girnilegu	girnilegu
dative	girnilegu	girnilegu	girnilegu
genitive	girnilegu	girnilegu	girnilegu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	girnilegri	girnilegri	girnilegra
accusative	girnilegri	girnilegri	girnilegra
dative	girnilegri	girnilegri	girnilegra
genitive	girnilegri	girnilegri	girnilegra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	girnilegri	girnilegri	girnilegri
accusative	girnilegri	girnilegri	girnilegri
dative	girnilegri	girnilegri	girnilegri
genitive	girnilegri	girnilegri	girnilegri

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	girnilegastur	girnilegust	girnilegast
accusative	girnilegastan	girnilegasta	girnilegast
dative	girnilegustum	girnilegastri	girnilegustu
genitive	girnilegasts	girnilegastrar	girnilegasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	girnilegastir	girnilegastar	girnilegust
accusative	girnilegasta	girnilegastar	girnilegust
dative	girnilegustum	girnilegustum	girnilegustum
genitive	girnilegastra	girnilegastra	girnilegastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	girnilegasti	girnilegasta	girnilegasta
accusative	girnilegasta	girnilegustu	girnilegasta
dative	girnilegasta	girnilegustu	girnilegasta
genitive	girnilegasta	girnilegustu	girnilegasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	girnilegustu	girnilegustu	girnilegustu
accusative	girnilegustu	girnilegustu	girnilegustu
dative	girnilegustu	girnilegustu	girnilegustu
genitive	girnilegustu	girnilegustu	girnilegustu