napur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse napr (“cold, chilly; of a piercing cold wind”) whence the Old Norse nepja (“chilliness, bitter cold”) and Icelandic nepja (“bitter cold, chill”). Compare the Old Norse apr (“cold, sharp”) and nöp (“chilliness”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːpʏr

Adjective

napur (comparative naprari or napurri, superlative naprastur)

1. biting cold
2. sarcastic, bitter

Declension

positive forms of napur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	napur	nöpur	napurt
	accusative	napran	napra
	dative	nöprum	napurri	nöpru
	genitive	napurs	napurrar	napurs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	naprir	naprar	nöpur
	accusative	napra
	dative	nöprum
	genitive	napurra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	napri	napra	napra
	acc/dat/gen	napra	nöpru
	plural (all-case)	nöpru

comparative forms of napur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	naprari, napurri	naprari, napurri	naprara, napurra
	plural (all-case)	naprari, napurri

superlative forms of napur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	naprastur	nöprust	naprast
	accusative	naprastan	naprasta
	dative	nöprustum	naprastri	nöprustu
	genitive	naprasts	naprastrar	naprasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	naprastir	naprastar	nöprust
	accusative	naprasta
	dative	nöprustum
	genitive	naprastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	naprasti	naprasta	naprasta
	acc/dat/gen	naprasta	nöprustu
	plural (all-case)	nöprustu

Synonyms

• (cold): kaldur
• (bitterly sarcastic): bituryrtur

Related terms

• nepja
• nöp