léttur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈljɛhtʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɛhtʏr

Adjective

léttur (comparative léttari, superlative léttastur)

1. light (not weighing much)
2. light (of consistency)
3. easy

Declension

positive forms of léttur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	léttur	létt	létt
	accusative	léttan	létta
	dative	léttum	léttri	léttu
	genitive	létts	léttrar	létts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	léttir	léttar	létt
	accusative	létta
	dative	léttum
	genitive	léttra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	létti	létta	létta
	acc/dat/gen	létta	léttu
	plural (all-case)	léttu

comparative forms of léttur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	léttari	léttari	léttara
	plural (all-case)	léttari

superlative forms of léttur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	léttastur	léttust	léttast
	accusative	léttastan	léttasta
	dative	léttustum	léttastri	léttustu
	genitive	léttasts	léttastrar	léttasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	léttastir	léttastar	léttust
	accusative	léttasta
	dative	léttustum
	genitive	léttastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	léttasti	léttasta	léttasta
	acc/dat/gen	léttasta	léttustu
	plural (all-case)	léttustu

Derived terms

• fisléttur
• laufléttur
• léttur eins og fis
• óléttur