knár

See also: knar

Icelandic

Etymology

Via Old Norse knár from Proto-Germanic *knawaz. Cognate with Crimean Gothic knau-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰnauːr/
• Rhymes: -auːr

Adjective

knár (comparative knárri, superlative knáastur)

1. energetic

   Synonyms: röskur, duglegur, vaskur

2. strong

   Synonym: sterkur

Declension

positive forms of knár

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	knár	kná	knátt
	accusative	knáan	knáa
	dative	knáum	knárri	knáu
	genitive	knás	knárrar	knás
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	knáir	knáar	kná
	accusative	knáa
	dative	knáum
	genitive	knárra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	knái	knáa	knáa
	acc/dat/gen	knáa	knáu
	plural (all-case)	knáu

comparative forms of knár

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	knárri	knárri	knárra
	plural (all-case)	knárri

superlative forms of knár

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	knáastur	knáust	knáast
	accusative	knáastan	knáasta
	dative	knáustum	knáastri	knáustu
	genitive	knáasts	knáastrar	knáasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	knáastir	knáastar	knáust
	accusative	knáasta
	dative	knáustum
	genitive	knáastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	knáasti	knáasta	knáasta
	acc/dat/gen	knáasta	knáustu
	plural (all-case)	knáustu