næmur
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse næmr, from Proto-Germanic *nēmiz (“takeable, acceptable”).
Adjective
[edit]næmur (comparative næmari, superlative næmastur)
- quick, fast-thinking, intelligent
- sensitive, keen
- Synonym: snar
- contagious
- Synonym: smitandi
Declension
[edit] positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | næmari | næmari | næmara |
accusative | næmari | næmari | næmara |
dative | næmari | næmari | næmara |
genitive | næmari | næmari | næmara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | næmari | næmari | næmari |
accusative | næmari | næmari | næmari |
dative | næmari | næmari | næmari |
genitive | næmari | næmari | næmari |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | næmastur | næmust | næmast |
accusative | næmastan | næmasta | næmast |
dative | næmustum | næmastri | næmustu |
genitive | næmasts | næmastrar | næmasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | næmastir | næmastar | næmust |
accusative | næmasta | næmastar | næmust |
dative | næmustum | næmustum | næmustum |
genitive | næmastra | næmastra | næmastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | næmasti | næmasta | næmasta |
accusative | næmasta | næmustu | næmasta |
dative | næmasta | næmustu | næmasta |
genitive | næmasta | næmustu | næmasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | næmustu | næmustu | næmustu |
accusative | næmustu | næmustu | næmustu |
dative | næmustu | næmustu | næmustu |
genitive | næmustu | næmustu | næmustu |
Derived terms
[edit]- hugnæmur (“fascinating, interesting”)