kátur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kátr, from Proto-Germanic *kanhtaz.

Adjective

kátur (comparative kátari, superlative kátastur)

1. jolly, merry, happy, glad

Declension

Declension of kátur (a1)
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	kátur	kát	kátt
Accusative	kátan	káta	kátt
Dative	kátum	kátari	kátum
Genitive	káts	kátar	káts
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	kátir	kátar	kát
Accusative	kátar	kátar	kát
Dative	kátum	kátum	kátum
Genitive	káta	káta	káta

Synonyms

• glaður
• fegin
• fróur

Derived terms

• kátligur
• kátleiki
• kæti

Related terms

• stuttligur
• stuttleiki
• keðiligur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kátr, from Proto-Germanic *kanhtaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰauːtʏr/
• Rhymes: -auːtʏr

Adjective

kátur (comparative kátari, superlative kátastur)

1. jolly, glad, cheerful

Declension

positive forms of kátur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kátur	kát	kátt
	accusative	kátan	káta
	dative	kátum	kátri	kátu
	genitive	káts	kátrar	káts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kátir	kátar	kát
	accusative	káta
	dative	kátum
	genitive	kátra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	káti	káta	káta
	acc/dat/gen	káta	kátu
	plural (all-case)	kátu

comparative forms of kátur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	kátari	kátari	kátara
	plural (all-case)	kátari

superlative forms of kátur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kátastur	kátust	kátast
	accusative	kátastan	kátasta
	dative	kátustum	kátastri	kátustu
	genitive	kátasts	kátastrar	kátasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kátastir	kátastar	kátust
	accusative	kátasta
	dative	kátustum
	genitive	kátastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kátasti	kátasta	kátasta
	acc/dat/gen	kátasta	kátustu
	plural (all-case)	kátustu

Related terms

• kæti