hrumur

Icelandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈr̥ʏːmʏr/
• Rhymes: -ʏːmʏr

Adjective

hrumur (comparative hrumari, superlative hrumastur)

1. decrepit, frail, infirm

   Synonyms: örvasa, hrörlegur

Declension

positive forms of hrumur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hrumur	hrum	hrumt
	accusative	hruman	hruma
	dative	hrumum	hrumri	hrumu
	genitive	hrums	hrumrar	hrums
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hrumir	hrumar	hrum
	accusative	hruma
	dative	hrumum
	genitive	hrumra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hrumi	hruma	hruma
	acc/dat/gen	hruma	hrumu
	plural (all-case)	hrumu

comparative forms of hrumur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	hrumari	hrumari	hrumara
	plural (all-case)	hrumari

superlative forms of hrumur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hrumastur	hrumust	hrumast
	accusative	hrumastan	hrumasta
	dative	hrumustum	hrumastri	hrumustu
	genitive	hrumasts	hrumastrar	hrumasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hrumastir	hrumastar	hrumust
	accusative	hrumasta
	dative	hrumustum
	genitive	hrumastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hrumasti	hrumasta	hrumasta
	acc/dat/gen	hrumasta	hrumustu
	plural (all-case)	hrumustu

Related terms

• hrumleiki (“frailty, infirmity”)