leiðari

Icelandic

Etymology 1

From leiða (“to lead; to conduct”) +‎ -ari (“-er”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleiːða(ː)rɪ/
• Rhymes: -eiːðarɪ

Noun

leiðari m (genitive singular leiðara, nominative plural leiðarar)

1. leading article, editorial, lead story
2. (physics) conductor

   Synonym: leiðir

   Antonym: einangrari

Declension

Declension of leiðari (masculine, based on -ari)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	leiðari	leiðarinn	leiðarar	leiðararnir
accusative	leiðara	leiðarann	leiðara	leiðarana
dative	leiðara	leiðaranum	leiðurum	leiðurunum
genitive	leiðara	leiðarans	leiðara	leiðaranna

Etymology 2

Adjective

leiðari

1. comparative degree of leiður

Declension

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	leiðari	leiðari	leiðara
accusative	leiðari	leiðari	leiðara
dative	leiðari	leiðari	leiðara
genitive	leiðari	leiðari	leiðara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	leiðari	leiðari	leiðari
accusative	leiðari	leiðari	leiðari
dative	leiðari	leiðari	leiðari
genitive	leiðari	leiðari	leiðari