lélegur
Appearance
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From an element *lé of unclear interpretation and origin (albeit apparently the same one found in words such as lémagna, lébarn, léna, and léskrápur) + -legur (“-ly”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]lélegur (comparative lélegri, superlative lélegastur)
Declension
[edit]positive forms of lélegur
strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | lélegur | léleg | lélegt | |
accusative | lélegan | lélega | ||
dative | lélegum | lélegri | lélegu | |
genitive | lélegs | lélegrar | lélegs | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | lélegir | lélegar | léleg | |
accusative | lélega | |||
dative | lélegum | |||
genitive | lélegra | |||
weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | lélegi | lélega | lélega | |
acc/dat/gen | lélega | lélegu | ||
plural (all-case) | lélegu |
superlative forms of lélegur
strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | lélegastur | lélegust | lélegast | |
accusative | lélegastan | lélegasta | ||
dative | lélegustum | lélegastri | lélegustu | |
genitive | lélegasts | lélegastrar | lélegasts | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | lélegastir | lélegastar | lélegust | |
accusative | lélegasta | |||
dative | lélegustum | |||
genitive | lélegastra | |||
weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | lélegasti | lélegasta | lélegasta | |
acc/dat/gen | lélegasta | lélegustu | ||
plural (all-case) | lélegustu |
References
[edit]- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “lélegur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Further reading
[edit]- “lélegur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)