hálfdauður
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse hálfdauðr, from Proto-Germanic *halbadaudaz. Equivalent to hálfur + dauður. Cognate with Danish halvdød, Swedish halvdöd, English halfdead and German halbtot.
Adjective
[edit]hálfdauður (not comparable)
Declension
[edit]positive forms of hálfdauður
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hálfdauður | hálfdauð | hálfdautt | |
| accusative | hálfdauðan | hálfdauða | ||
| dative | hálfdauðum | hálfdauðri | hálfdauðu | |
| genitive | hálfdauðs | hálfdauðrar | hálfdauðs | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | hálfdauðir | hálfdauðar | hálfdauð | |
| accusative | hálfdauða | |||
| dative | hálfdauðum | |||
| genitive | hálfdauðra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hálfdauði | hálfdauða | hálfdauða | |
| acc/dat/gen | hálfdauða | hálfdauðu | ||
| plural (all-case) | hálfdauðu | |||
Further reading
[edit]- “hálfdauður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)