móðurlegur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse móðurligr, from Proto-Germanic *mōdērlīkaz. Equivalent to móðir +‎ -legur. Cognate with Danish moderlig, Swedish moderlig and English motherly.

Adjective

móðurlegur (comparative móðurlegri, superlative móðurlegastur)

1. motherly, maternal

Declension

positive forms of móðurlegur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	móðurlegur	móðurleg	móðurlegt
	accusative	móðurlegan	móðurlega
	dative	móðurlegum	móðurlegri	móðurlegu
	genitive	móðurlegs	móðurlegrar	móðurlegs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	móðurlegir	móðurlegar	móðurleg
	accusative	móðurlega
	dative	móðurlegum
	genitive	móðurlegra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	móðurlegi	móðurlega	móðurlega
	acc/dat/gen	móðurlega	móðurlegu
	plural (all-case)	móðurlegu

comparative forms of móðurlegur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	móðurlegri	móðurlegri	móðurlegra
	plural (all-case)	móðurlegri

superlative forms of móðurlegur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	móðurlegastur	móðurlegust	móðurlegast
	accusative	móðurlegastan	móðurlegasta
	dative	móðurlegustum	móðurlegastri	móðurlegustu
	genitive	móðurlegasts	móðurlegastrar	móðurlegasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	móðurlegastir	móðurlegastar	móðurlegust
	accusative	móðurlegasta
	dative	móðurlegustum
	genitive	móðurlegastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	móðurlegasti	móðurlegasta	móðurlegasta
	acc/dat/gen	móðurlegasta	móðurlegustu
	plural (all-case)	móðurlegustu

Related terms

• móðurlega (“maternally”)

Further reading

• “móðurlegur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)