metnaðarfullur
Appearance
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From metnaður (“ambition”) + fullur (“full”).
Adjective
[edit]metnaðarfullur (comparative metnaðarfyllri, superlative metnaðarfyllstur)
- ambitious
- Synonym: metnaðargjarn
Declension
[edit]positive forms of metnaðarfullur (umlauted-comp)
strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | metnaðarfullur | metnaðarfull | metnaðarfullt | |
accusative | metnaðarfullan | metnaðarfulla | ||
dative | metnaðarfullum | metnaðarfullri | metnaðarfullu | |
genitive | metnaðarfulls | metnaðarfullrar | metnaðarfulls | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | metnaðarfullir | metnaðarfullar | metnaðarfull | |
accusative | metnaðarfulla | |||
dative | metnaðarfullum | |||
genitive | metnaðarfullra | |||
weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | metnaðarfulli | metnaðarfulla | metnaðarfulla | |
acc/dat/gen | metnaðarfulla | metnaðarfullu | ||
plural (all-case) | metnaðarfullu |
comparative forms of metnaðarfullur (umlauted-comp)
weak declension (definite) |
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
singular (all-case) | metnaðarfyllri | metnaðarfyllri | metnaðarfyllra | |
plural (all-case) | metnaðarfyllri |
superlative forms of metnaðarfullur (umlauted-comp)
strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | metnaðarfyllstur | metnaðarfyllst | metnaðarfyllst | |
accusative | metnaðarfyllstan | metnaðarfyllsta | ||
dative | metnaðarfyllstum | metnaðarfyllstri | metnaðarfyllstu | |
genitive | metnaðarfyllsts | metnaðarfyllstrar | metnaðarfyllsts | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | metnaðarfyllstir | metnaðarfyllstar | metnaðarfyllst | |
accusative | metnaðarfyllsta | |||
dative | metnaðarfyllstum | |||
genitive | metnaðarfyllstra | |||
weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | metnaðarfyllsti | metnaðarfyllsta | metnaðarfyllsta | |
acc/dat/gen | metnaðarfyllsta | metnaðarfyllstu | ||
plural (all-case) | metnaðarfyllstu |
Further reading
[edit]- “metnaðarfullur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)