hálfviti

Icelandic

Etymology

From hálf- +‎ viti, literally “half-wit”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaulv.vɪːtɪ/

Noun

hálfviti m (genitive singular hálfvita, nominative plural hálfvitar)

1. idiot

   Synonyms: fáviti, flón, fífl, imbi, auli, bjáni, glópur, heimskingi

Declension

Declension of hálfviti (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hálfviti	hálfvitinn	hálfvitar	hálfvitarnir
accusative	hálfvita	hálfvitann	hálfvita	hálfvitana
dative	hálfvita	hálfvitanum	hálfvitum	hálfvitunum
genitive	hálfvita	hálfvitans	hálfvita	hálfvitanna

Further reading

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