hæfur
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse hæfr and hœfr, from Proto-Germanic *hēbijaz and *hōbijaz. Ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *hōbiz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]hæfur (comparative hæfari, superlative hæfastur)
Inflection
[edit] positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hæfari | hæfari | hæfara |
| accusative | hæfari | hæfari | hæfara |
| dative | hæfari | hæfari | hæfara |
| genitive | hæfari | hæfari | hæfara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hæfari | hæfari | hæfari |
| accusative | hæfari | hæfari | hæfari |
| dative | hæfari | hæfari | hæfari |
| genitive | hæfari | hæfari | hæfari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hæfastur | hæfust | hæfast |
| accusative | hæfastan | hæfasta | hæfast |
| dative | hæfustum | hæfastri | hæfustu |
| genitive | hæfasts | hæfastrar | hæfasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hæfastir | hæfastar | hæfust |
| accusative | hæfasta | hæfastar | hæfust |
| dative | hæfustum | hæfustum | hæfustum |
| genitive | hæfastra | hæfastra | hæfastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hæfasti | hæfasta | hæfasta |
| accusative | hæfasta | hæfustu | hæfasta |
| dative | hæfasta | hæfustu | hæfasta |
| genitive | hæfasta | hæfustu | hæfasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hæfustu | hæfustu | hæfustu |
| accusative | hæfustu | hæfustu | hæfustu |
| dative | hæfustu | hæfustu | hæfustu |
| genitive | hæfustu | hæfustu | hæfustu |
References
[edit]- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)