níræður
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse nírœðr. By surface analysis, ní- (“nine”) + -ræður (denoting quantity, age).
Adjective
[edit]níræður (not comparable)
- ninety years old; ninety, nonagenarian
- ninety fathoms tall/deep/long/across/etc. (which is ninety of a unit)
Usage notes
[edit]- Also used as a noun in the neuter singular, eg. vera um nírætt (“be about ninety”), hafa tvo um nírætt (“be ninety-two”).
Declension
[edit]positive forms of níræður
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | níræður | níræð | nírætt | |
| accusative | níræðan | níræða | ||
| dative | níræðum | níræðri | níræðu | |
| genitive | níræðs | níræðrar | níræðs | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | níræðir | níræðar | níræð | |
| accusative | níræða | |||
| dative | níræðum | |||
| genitive | níræðra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | níræði | níræða | níræða | |
| acc/dat/gen | níræða | níræðu | ||
| plural (all-case) | níræðu | |||
Synonyms
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[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “níræður”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
- “níræður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
- “níræður”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024