heimskur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse heimskr (“of a person- foolish, silly; who seldom leaves their home”), from any related form of heimr (“home, abode”) +‎ -skr. Equivalent to heim +‎ -skur by surface analysis.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eimskʏr

Adjective

heimskur (comparative heimskari, superlative heimskastur)

1. stupid, foolish, dumb

   Synonym: heimskulegur

   Ógn er hann heimskur.

   Oh how very stupid he is.

   Að gera einhvern heimskan.

   To stultify someone.

   [synonym forheimska]

Declension

positive forms of heimskur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heimskur	heimsk	heimskt
	accusative	heimskan	heimska
	dative	heimskum	heimskri	heimsku
	genitive	heimsks	heimskrar	heimsks
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heimskir	heimskar	heimsk
	accusative	heimska
	dative	heimskum
	genitive	heimskra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heimski	heimska	heimska
	acc/dat/gen	heimska	heimsku
	plural (all-case)	heimsku

comparative forms of heimskur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	heimskari	heimskari	heimskara
	plural (all-case)	heimskari

superlative forms of heimskur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heimskastur	heimskust	heimskast
	accusative	heimskastan	heimskasta
	dative	heimskustum	heimskastri	heimskustu
	genitive	heimskasts	heimskastrar	heimskasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heimskastir	heimskastar	heimskust
	accusative	heimskasta
	dative	heimskustum
	genitive	heimskastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heimskasti	heimskasta	heimskasta
	acc/dat/gen	heimskasta	heimskustu
	plural (all-case)	heimskustu

Derived terms

• heimskt er heimaalið barn (“travel broadens the mind”, literally “naive is the home-bred child”)

Related terms

• heimska
• Heimski (a nickname; compare the cognomen Brutus, from brūtus (“heavy, unwieldy; dull, stupid”))}

See also

• forheimska
• forheimskun
• grunnhyggni
• horskur

References

• heimskr from Cleasby/Vigfusson
• Icelandic Web of Science: Eruð þið heimskir? (“Are you dumb?”)