meintur

Icelandic

Adjective

meintur (comparative meintari, superlative meintastur)

1. alleged, putative; something or someone who is generally considered to be something

   Synonym: sem er (almennt) talinn

   meint svik ― alleged fraud

Declension

positive forms of meintur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	meintur	meint	meint
	accusative	meintan	meinta
	dative	meintum	meintri	meintu
	genitive	meints	meintrar	meints
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	meintir	meintar	meint
	accusative	meinta
	dative	meintum
	genitive	meintra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	meinti	meinta	meinta
	acc/dat/gen	meinta	meintu
	plural (all-case)	meintu

comparative forms of meintur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	meintari	meintari	meintara
	plural (all-case)	meintari

superlative forms of meintur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	meintastur	meintust	meintast
	accusative	meintastan	meintasta
	dative	meintustum	meintastri	meintustu
	genitive	meintasts	meintastrar	meintasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	meintastir	meintastar	meintust
	accusative	meintasta
	dative	meintustum
	genitive	meintastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	meintasti	meintasta	meintasta
	acc/dat/gen	meintasta	meintustu
	plural (all-case)	meintustu

Derived terms

Derived terms

• meint brot (alleged infringement)
• meint misferli (alleged infringement)
• meint, ólögleg aðstoð (allegedly unlawful aid)
• meintur brotamaður (alleged offender)

Further reading

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