nógur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gnógr, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnouːʏr/

  Rhymes: -ouːʏr

Adjective

nógur (comparative nógari, superlative nógastur)

1. enough, sufficient

   Synonyms: gnógur, nægur, nægilegur, nægjanlegur, viðhlítandi

Declension

positive forms of nógur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nógur	nóg	nógt
	accusative	nógan	nóga
	dative	nógum	nógri	nógu
	genitive	nógs	nógrar	nógs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nógir	nógar	nóg
	accusative	nóga
	dative	nógum
	genitive	nógra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nógi	nóga	nóga
	acc/dat/gen	nóga	nógu
	plural (all-case)	nógu

comparative forms of nógur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	nógari	nógari	nógara
	plural (all-case)	nógari

superlative forms of nógur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nógastur	nógust	nógast
	accusative	nógastan	nógasta
	dative	nógustum	nógastri	nógustu
	genitive	nógasts	nógastrar	nógasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nógastir	nógastar	nógust
	accusative	nógasta
	dative	nógustum
	genitive	nógastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nógasti	nógasta	nógasta
	acc/dat/gen	nógasta	nógustu
	plural (all-case)	nógustu

Related terms

• nóg

Further reading

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