kasmekktur
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Coined by the Icelandic author Halldór Laxness from the epic novel Sjálfstætt fólk ("Independent People") when describing weather conditions. From kas- (“heap”) + mekktur (“with a mane”), from the noun makki (“mane”).[1]
Adjective
[edit]kasmekktur
- probably signifying a thick heap of clouds, reminiscent of a horse's mane
- Sjálfstætt fólk ("Independent People") by Halldór Laxness
- Hann var kasmekktur á Bláfjöll, með brunagaddi og hægu skafroki, fé á innistöðu.
- He was thick clouded at Bláfjöll, with a very strong frost and drifting winds, and livestock in the house.
- Sjálfstætt fólk ("Independent People") by Halldór Laxness
Declension
[edit]positive forms of kasmekktur
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kasmekktur | kasmekkt | kasmekkt | |
| accusative | kasmekktan | kasmekkta | ||
| dative | kasmekktum | kasmekktri | kasmekktu | |
| genitive | kasmekkts | kasmekktrar | kasmekkts | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | kasmekktir | kasmekktar | kasmekkt | |
| accusative | kasmekkta | |||
| dative | kasmekktum | |||
| genitive | kasmekktra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | kasmekkti | kasmekkta | kasmekkta | |
| acc/dat/gen | kasmekkta | kasmekktu | ||
| plural (all-case) | kasmekktu | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Icelandic Web of Science: Hvað er þetta 'kas' þegar konur eru kasólettar? (“What does the kas in kasólettur mean?”)