nakinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse nakinn, nǫkkviðr (“naked”), from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (“naked, bare”).

Adjective

nakinn (comparative naktari, superlative naktastur)

1. naked

Declension

positive forms of nakinn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nakinn	nakin	nakið
	accusative	nakinn	nakta
	dative	nöktum	nakinni, naktri1	nöktu
	genitive	nakins	nakinnar, naktrar	nakins
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	naktir	naktar	nakin
	accusative	nakta
	dative	nöktum
	genitive	nakinna
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	nakti	nakta	nakta
	acc/dat/gen	nakta	nöktu
	plural (all-case)	nöktu

¹In fixed expressions.

comparative forms of nakinn

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	naktari	naktari	naktara
	plural (all-case)	naktari

superlative forms of nakinn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	naktastur	nöktust	naktast
	accusative	naktastan	naktasta
	dative	nöktustum	naktastri	nöktustu
	genitive	naktasts	naktastrar	naktasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	naktastir	naktastar	nöktust
	accusative	naktasta
	dative	nöktustum
	genitive	naktastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	naktasti	naktasta	naktasta
	acc/dat/gen	naktasta	nöktustu
	plural (all-case)	nöktustu

Derived terms

• allsnakinn
• alnakinn
• blánakinn
• hálfnakinn
• kviknakinn
• sauðnakinn

See also

• allsber
• ber
• kviknakinn
• strípaður