hófsamur

Icelandic

Adjective

hófsamur (comparative hófsamari, superlative hófsamastur)

1. moderate, frugal

Declension

positive forms of hófsamur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hófsamur	hófsöm	hófsamt
	accusative	hófsaman	hófsama
	dative	hófsömum	hófsamri	hófsömu
	genitive	hófsams	hófsamrar	hófsams
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hófsamir	hófsamar	hófsöm
	accusative	hófsama
	dative	hófsömum
	genitive	hófsamra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hófsami	hófsama	hófsama
	acc/dat/gen	hófsama	hófsömu
	plural (all-case)	hófsömu

comparative forms of hófsamur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	hófsamari	hófsamari	hófsamara
	plural (all-case)	hófsamari

superlative forms of hófsamur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hófsamastur	hófsömust	hófsamast
	accusative	hófsamastan	hófsamasta
	dative	hófsömustum	hófsamastri	hófsömustu
	genitive	hófsamasts	hófsamastrar	hófsamasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hófsamastir	hófsamastar	hófsömust
	accusative	hófsamasta
	dative	hófsömustum
	genitive	hófsamastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hófsamasti	hófsamasta	hófsamasta
	acc/dat/gen	hófsamasta	hófsömustu
	plural (all-case)	hófsömustu

Further reading

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