hamingjusamur

Icelandic

Etymology

From the genitive of Old Norse hamingja (“luck”) + -samur. In Nordic mythology, hamingja was a type of female guardian spirit that accompanied an individual and brought them luck and happiness (the hamingja usually appeared in dreams in the form of an animal) + samur (“same”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaːmiɲcʏˌsaːmʏr/

  Rhymes: -aːmʏr

Adjective

hamingjusamur (comparative hamingjusamari, superlative hamingjusamastur)

1. happy

Declension

positive forms of hamingjusamur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hamingjusamur	hamingjusöm	hamingjusamt
	accusative	hamingjusaman	hamingjusama
	dative	hamingjusömum	hamingjusamri	hamingjusömu
	genitive	hamingjusams	hamingjusamrar	hamingjusams
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hamingjusamir	hamingjusamar	hamingjusöm
	accusative	hamingjusama
	dative	hamingjusömum
	genitive	hamingjusamra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hamingjusami	hamingjusama	hamingjusama
	acc/dat/gen	hamingjusama	hamingjusömu
	plural (all-case)	hamingjusömu

comparative forms of hamingjusamur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	hamingjusamari	hamingjusamari	hamingjusamara
	plural (all-case)	hamingjusamari

superlative forms of hamingjusamur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hamingjusamastur	hamingjusömust	hamingjusamast
	accusative	hamingjusamastan	hamingjusamasta
	dative	hamingjusömustum	hamingjusamastri	hamingjusömustu
	genitive	hamingjusamasts	hamingjusamastrar	hamingjusamasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hamingjusamastir	hamingjusamastar	hamingjusömust
	accusative	hamingjusamasta
	dative	hamingjusömustum
	genitive	hamingjusamastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hamingjusamasti	hamingjusamasta	hamingjusamasta
	acc/dat/gen	hamingjusamasta	hamingjusömustu
	plural (all-case)	hamingjusömustu

Further reading

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