harður

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse harðr, from Proto-Germanic *harduz, from Proto-Indo-European *kert-, *kret- (“strong; powerful”).

Adjective

harður m (feminine hørð, neuter hart)

1. hard
2. loud

Declension

Declension of harður (a14)
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	harður	hørð	hart
Accusative	harðan	harða	hart
Dative	hørðum	harðari	hørðum
Genitive	hars	harðar	hars
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	harðir	harðar	hørð
Accusative	harðar	harðar	hørð
Dative	hørðum	hørðum	hørðum
Genitive	harða	harða	harða

Weak adjectival inflection of harður
Singular (eintal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	harði	harða	harða
Accusative (hvønnfall)	harða	hørðu
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)
Plural (fleirtal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	hørðu
Accusative (hvønnfall)
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)

Antonyms

• veikur
• mjúkur
• bleytur

See also

• hvassur
• sterkur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse harðr, from Proto-Germanic *harduz, from Proto-Indo-European *kert-, *kret- (“strong; powerful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈharðʏr/
• Rhymes: -arðʏr

Adjective

harður (comparative harðari, superlative harðastur)

1. stringent, stiff, severe, rigorous, rigid, harsh, hard
2. heavy-handed, hardheaded
3. remorseless
4. inclement

Declension

positive forms of harður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	harður	hörð	hart
	accusative	harðan	harða
	dative	hörðum	harðri	hörðu
	genitive	harðs	harðrar	harðs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	harðir	harðar	hörð
	accusative	harða
	dative	hörðum
	genitive	harðra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	harði	harða	harða
	acc/dat/gen	harða	hörðu
	plural (all-case)	hörðu

comparative forms of harður

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	harðari	harðari	harðara
	plural (all-case)	harðari

superlative forms of harður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	harðastur	hörðust	harðast
	accusative	harðastan	harðasta
	dative	hörðustum	harðastri	hörðustu
	genitive	harðasts	harðastrar	harðasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	harðastir	harðastar	hörðust
	accusative	harðasta
	dative	hörðustum
	genitive	harðastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	harðasti	harðasta	harðasta
	acc/dat/gen	harðasta	hörðustu
	plural (all-case)	hörðustu

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