kæró

Icelandic

Etymology

From kærasti (“boyfriend”) or kærasta (“girlfriend”) + -ó. Compare boyf.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈcʰaiːrou/
Rhymes: -rou

Noun

kæró m (genitive singular kærós, nominative plural kæróar) or
kæró f (genitive singular kæróar, no plural) or
kæró n (genitive singular kærós, nominative plural kæró)

partner, significant other; bf, boyf, gf
Kæróinn þinn er ógeðslega sætur!
Your boyfriend is super duper cute!

Usage notes

As an abbreviated form of kærasti (“boyfriend”), the word has full declension. As a form of kærasta (“girlfriend”), only the singular is provided on BÍN (see below). The neuter also exists and is used for a non-binary person or potentially a mixed-gender group.

Declension

Declension of kæró (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kæró	kæróinn	kæróar	kæróarnir
accusative	kæró	kæróinn	kæróa	kæróana
dative	kæró	kærónum	kæróum	kæróunum
genitive	kærós	kærósins	kæróa	kæróanna

Declension of kæró (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	kæró	kæróin
accusative	kæró	kæróna
dative	kæró	kærónni
genitive	kæróar	kæróarinnar

Declension of kæró (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kæró	kæróið	kæró	kæróin
accusative	kæró	kæróið	kæró	kæróin
dative	kæró, kærói	kæróinu	kæróum	kæróunum
genitive	kærós	kærósins	kæróa	kæróanna

References

Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “kæró”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies