nítugur

Icelandic

Etymology

From ní- (“nine”) +‎ -ræður (denoting quantity, age).

Adjective

nítugur (not comparable)

1. (archaic, obsolete) ninety years old; ninety, nonagenarian
2. (archaic, obsolete) one hundred and twenty fathoms tall/deep/long/across/etc. (which is twenty of a unit)

Usage notes

• Also used as a noun in the neuter singular, eg. vera um nítugt (“be about ninety”), hafa tvo um nítugt (“be ninety-two”).

Declension

positive forms of nítugur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nítugur	nítug	nítugt
	accusative	nítugan	nítuga
	dative	nítugum	nítugri	nítugu
	genitive	nítugs	nítugrar	nítugs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nítugir	nítugar	nítug
	accusative	nítuga
	dative	nítugum
	genitive	nítugra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nítugi	nítuga	nítuga
	acc/dat/gen	nítuga	nítugu
	plural (all-case)	nítugu

Synonyms

• níræður

Related terms

• tugur
  • tvítugur
  • þrítugur
  • fertugur
  • fimmtugur
  • sextugur
  • sjötugur

See also

• ræður
  • sjöræður
  • áttræður
  • níræður
  • tíræður
  • tólfræður

References

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “nítugur”, 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