hnökralaus

Icelandic

Etymology

From hnökrar (“flaws”) +‎ laus (“less”).

Adjective

hnökralaus (comparative hnökralausari, superlative hnökralausastur)

1. (referring to language use) flawless, without errors (either grammatical or stylistic errors)

   Umsækjandi verður að tala hnökralausa íslensku. ― The applicant must speak flawless Icelandic.

2. (referring to execution) without any setbacks, without any hiccups, without failures cropping up, to go according to plan

   Frumsýningin var ekki hnökralaus. ― Not everything went according to plan at the premiere.

Declension

positive forms of hnökralaus

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hnökralaus	hnökralaus	hnökralaust
	accusative	hnökralausan	hnökralausa
	dative	hnökralausum	hnökralausri	hnökralausu
	genitive	hnökralauss	hnökralausrar	hnökralauss
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hnökralausir	hnökralausar	hnökralaus
	accusative	hnökralausa
	dative	hnökralausum
	genitive	hnökralausra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hnökralausi	hnökralausa	hnökralausa
	acc/dat/gen	hnökralausa	hnökralausu
	plural (all-case)	hnökralausu

comparative forms of hnökralaus

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	hnökralausari	hnökralausari	hnökralausara
	plural (all-case)	hnökralausari

superlative forms of hnökralaus

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hnökralausastur	hnökralausust	hnökralausast
	accusative	hnökralausastan	hnökralausasta
	dative	hnökralausustum	hnökralausastri	hnökralausustu
	genitive	hnökralausasts	hnökralausastrar	hnökralausasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hnökralausastir	hnökralausastar	hnökralausust
	accusative	hnökralausasta
	dative	hnökralausustum
	genitive	hnökralausastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hnökralausasti	hnökralausasta	hnökralausasta
	acc/dat/gen	hnökralausasta	hnökralausustu
	plural (all-case)	hnökralausustu

See also

• gallalaus (“faultless”)
• lýtalaus (“unblemished”)