neðri
Icelandic
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]neðri (comparative only, superlative neðstur)
- lower, farther below
Declension
[edit]comparative forms of neðri (comparative-only)
| weak declension (definite) |
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (all-case) | neðri | neðri | neðra | |
| plural (all-case) | neðri | |||
superlative forms of neðri (comparative-only)
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | neðstur | neðst | neðst | |
| accusative | neðstan | neðsta | ||
| dative | neðstum | neðstri | neðstu | |
| genitive | neðsts | neðstrar | neðsts | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | neðstir | neðstar | neðst | |
| accusative | neðsta | |||
| dative | neðstum | |||
| genitive | neðstra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | neðsti | neðsta | neðsta | |
| acc/dat/gen | neðsta | neðstu | ||
| plural (all-case) | neðstu | |||
Old Norse
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Originally a comparative of the adverb niðr (“down, downwards”), itself from Proto-Germanic *niþer.
Adjective
[edit]neðri (comparative neðri, superlative neztr)
- (comparative degree) lower, nether
- (superlative degree) lowest, nethermost
Inflection
[edit]This word is one of a little handful of adjectives with defective inflection, existing only in the comparative and superlative forms.
Comparative declension of neðri
Strong declension of superlative of neðri
Weak declension of superlative of neðri
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- neðri in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
- neztr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.