heyrnarlaus

Icelandic

Etymology

From heyrn (“hearing”) +‎ -laus (“-less”). Has replaced earlier daufur in regular usage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheirtnarˌløyːs/

Adjective

heyrnarlaus (comparative heyrnarlausari, superlative heyrnarlausastur)

1. deaf

Declension

positive forms of heyrnarlaus

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heyrnarlaus	heyrnarlaus	heyrnarlaust
	accusative	heyrnarlausan	heyrnarlausa
	dative	heyrnarlausum	heyrnarlausri	heyrnarlausu
	genitive	heyrnarlauss	heyrnarlausrar	heyrnarlauss
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heyrnarlausir	heyrnarlausar	heyrnarlaus
	accusative	heyrnarlausa
	dative	heyrnarlausum
	genitive	heyrnarlausra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heyrnarlausi	heyrnarlausa	heyrnarlausa
	acc/dat/gen	heyrnarlausa	heyrnarlausu
	plural (all-case)	heyrnarlausu

comparative forms of heyrnarlaus

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	heyrnarlausari	heyrnarlausari	heyrnarlausara
	plural (all-case)	heyrnarlausari

superlative forms of heyrnarlaus

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heyrnarlausastur	heyrnarlausust	heyrnarlausast
	accusative	heyrnarlausastan	heyrnarlausasta
	dative	heyrnarlausustum	heyrnarlausastri	heyrnarlausustu
	genitive	heyrnarlausasts	heyrnarlausastrar	heyrnarlausasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heyrnarlausastir	heyrnarlausastar	heyrnarlausust
	accusative	heyrnarlausasta
	dative	heyrnarlausustum
	genitive	heyrnarlausastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heyrnarlausasti	heyrnarlausasta	heyrnarlausasta
	acc/dat/gen	heyrnarlausasta	heyrnarlausustu
	plural (all-case)	heyrnarlausustu

Related terms

• heyrnarleysi (“deafness”)