nískur

Icelandic

Etymology

By surface analyse, from níð +‎ -skur. From late Old Norse nízkr. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk nidsk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniskʏr/
• Rhymes: -iskʏr

Adjective

nískur (comparative nískari, superlative nískastur)

1. miserly, stingy

   Synonyms: aðsjáll, búralegur, naumur, samhaldssamur

Declension

positive forms of nískur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nískur	nísk	nískt
	accusative	nískan	níska
	dative	nískum	nískri	nísku
	genitive	nísks	nískrar	nísks
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nískir	nískar	nísk
	accusative	níska
	dative	nískum
	genitive	nískra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	níski	níska	níska
	acc/dat/gen	níska	nísku
	plural (all-case)	nísku

comparative forms of nískur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	nískari	nískari	nískara
	plural (all-case)	nískari

superlative forms of nískur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nískastur	nískust	nískast
	accusative	nískastan	nískasta
	dative	nískustum	nískastri	nískustu
	genitive	nískasts	nískastrar	nískasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nískastir	nískastar	nískust
	accusative	nískasta
	dative	nískustum
	genitive	nískastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nískasti	nískasta	nískasta
	acc/dat/gen	nískasta	nískustu
	plural (all-case)	nískustu

Related terms

• níska (“parsimony, stinginess”)