leynilegur
Icelandic
[edit]Adjective
[edit]leynilegur (comparative leynilegri, superlative leynilegastur)
- secret, classified
- Synonym: heimullegur
- undercover
Declension
[edit]positive forms of leynilegur
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | leynilegur | leynileg | leynilegt | |
| accusative | leynilegan | leynilega | ||
| dative | leynilegum | leynilegri | leynilegu | |
| genitive | leynilegs | leynilegrar | leynilegs | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | leynilegir | leynilegar | leynileg | |
| accusative | leynilega | |||
| dative | leynilegum | |||
| genitive | leynilegra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | leynilegi | leynilega | leynilega | |
| acc/dat/gen | leynilega | leynilegu | ||
| plural (all-case) | leynilegu | |||
comparative forms of leynilegur
| weak declension (definite) |
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (all-case) | leynilegri | leynilegri | leynilegra | |
| plural (all-case) | leynilegri | |||
superlative forms of leynilegur
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | leynilegastur | leynilegust | leynilegast | |
| accusative | leynilegastan | leynilegasta | ||
| dative | leynilegustum | leynilegastri | leynilegustu | |
| genitive | leynilegasts | leynilegastrar | leynilegasts | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | leynilegastir | leynilegastar | leynilegust | |
| accusative | leynilegasta | |||
| dative | leynilegustum | |||
| genitive | leynilegastra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | leynilegasti | leynilegasta | leynilegasta | |
| acc/dat/gen | leynilegasta | leynilegustu | ||
| plural (all-case) | leynilegustu | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- leynileg aðgerð (“undercover operation”)
- leynilegar upplýsingar (“classified information”)
- leynilegt samráð (“collusion”)
- lögreglumaður sem starfar leynilega (“officer acting under covert identity”)
- vásetning leynilegra upplýsinga (“compromise of classified information”)
- öryggisverklag í tengslum við gagnkvæma miðlun leynilegra upplýsinga (“security procedures for the exchange of classified information”)
Further reading
[edit]- “leynilegur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)