móðurlaus
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse móðurlauss, from Proto-Germanic *mōdērlausaz. Equivalent to móðir + -laus. Cognate with German mutterlos and English motherless.
Adjective
[edit]móðurlaus (not comparable)
Declension
[edit]positive forms of móðurlaus
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | móðurlaus | móðurlaus | móðurlaust | |
| accusative | móðurlausan | móðurlausa | ||
| dative | móðurlausum | móðurlausri | móðurlausu | |
| genitive | móðurlauss | móðurlausrar | móðurlauss | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | móðurlausir | móðurlausar | móðurlaus | |
| accusative | móðurlausa | |||
| dative | móðurlausum | |||
| genitive | móðurlausra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | móðurlausi | móðurlausa | móðurlausa | |
| acc/dat/gen | móðurlausa | móðurlausu | ||
| plural (all-case) | móðurlausu | |||
Further reading
[edit]- “móðurlaus” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)