nákvæmur

Icelandic

Etymology

ná (“to reach, get”) +‎ -kvæmur (“-coming, (of one who) comes”).

Adjective

nákvæmur (comparative nákvæmari, superlative nákvæmastur)

1. exact

   Synonym: áreiðanlegur

2. thorough

   Synonym: gaumgæfilegur

3. careful

   Synonym: vandlegur

Declension

positive forms of nákvæmur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nákvæmur	nákvæm	nákvæmt
	accusative	nákvæman	nákvæma
	dative	nákvæmum	nákvæmri	nákvæmu
	genitive	nákvæms	nákvæmrar	nákvæms
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nákvæmir	nákvæmar	nákvæm
	accusative	nákvæma
	dative	nákvæmum
	genitive	nákvæmra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nákvæmi	nákvæma	nákvæma
	acc/dat/gen	nákvæma	nákvæmu
	plural (all-case)	nákvæmu

comparative forms of nákvæmur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	nákvæmari	nákvæmari	nákvæmara
	plural (all-case)	nákvæmari

superlative forms of nákvæmur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nákvæmastur	nákvæmust	nákvæmast
	accusative	nákvæmastan	nákvæmasta
	dative	nákvæmustum	nákvæmastri	nákvæmustu
	genitive	nákvæmasts	nákvæmastrar	nákvæmasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nákvæmastir	nákvæmastar	nákvæmust
	accusative	nákvæmasta
	dative	nákvæmustum
	genitive	nákvæmastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nákvæmasti	nákvæmasta	nákvæmasta
	acc/dat/gen	nákvæmasta	nákvæmustu
	plural (all-case)	nákvæmustu

Further reading

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