laukréttur
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From lauk- (intensifying prefix) + réttur (“correct, right”), where the intensifying prefix comes from laukur (“an onion; the best of something”).[1]
Adjective
[edit]laukréttur (not comparable)
Declension
[edit]positive forms of laukréttur
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | laukréttur | laukrétt | laukrétt | |
| accusative | laukréttan | laukrétta | ||
| dative | laukréttum | laukréttri | laukréttu | |
| genitive | laukrétts | laukréttrar | laukrétts | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | laukréttir | laukréttar | laukrétt | |
| accusative | laukrétta | |||
| dative | laukréttum | |||
| genitive | laukréttra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | laukrétti | laukrétta | laukrétta | |
| acc/dat/gen | laukrétta | laukréttu | ||
| plural (all-case) | laukréttu | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Icelandic Web of Science: Hvaðan á orðatiltækið laukrétt uppruna sinn? (“Where does the expression laukréttur come from?”)