indæll
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Originally from the 16th century, originating from the word eindæll (“very nice, very friendly”), from ein- which intensifies the meaning of dæll (“nice, friendly”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]indæll (comparative indælli, superlative indælastur)
Declension
[edit]positive forms of indæll
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | indæll | indæl | indælt | |
| accusative | indælan | indæla | ||
| dative | indælum | indælli | indælu | |
| genitive | indæls | indællar | indæls | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | indælir | indælar | indæl | |
| accusative | indæla | |||
| dative | indælum | |||
| genitive | indælla | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | indæli | indæla | indæla | |
| acc/dat/gen | indæla | indælu | ||
| plural (all-case) | indælu | |||
superlative forms of indæll
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | indælastur | indælust | indælast | |
| accusative | indælastan | indælasta | ||
| dative | indælustum | indælastri | indælustu | |
| genitive | indælasts | indælastrar | indælasts | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | indælastir | indælastar | indælust | |
| accusative | indælasta | |||
| dative | indælustum | |||
| genitive | indælastra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | indælasti | indælasta | indælasta | |
| acc/dat/gen | indælasta | indælustu | ||
| plural (all-case) | indælustu | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon. Page 421 of the Íslensk orðsifjabók (“Book of Icelandic Etymology”). Publisher: Stofnun Árna Magnússonar á Íslandi (“Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies”), third print March 2008 →ISBN