prúður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse prúðr (“fine; magnificent; stately; splendid; gallant; brave”), probably from Old French pro. More at proud.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰruːðʏr/
• Rhymes: -uːðʏr

Adjective

prúður (comparative prúðari, superlative prúðastur)

1. genteel, well-mannered
2. gentle, kindly, amiable
3. dignified, stately

Declension

positive forms of prúður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	prúður	prúð	prútt
	accusative	prúðan	prúða
	dative	prúðum	prúðri	prúðu
	genitive	prúðs	prúðrar	prúðs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	prúðir	prúðar	prúð
	accusative	prúða
	dative	prúðum
	genitive	prúðra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	prúði	prúða	prúða
	acc/dat/gen	prúða	prúðu
	plural (all-case)	prúðu

comparative forms of prúður

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	prúðari	prúðari	prúðara
	plural (all-case)	prúðari

superlative forms of prúður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	prúðastur	prúðust	prúðast
	accusative	prúðastan	prúðasta
	dative	prúðustum	prúðastri	prúðustu
	genitive	prúðasts	prúðastrar	prúðasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	prúðastir	prúðastar	prúðust
	accusative	prúðasta
	dative	prúðustum
	genitive	prúðastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	prúðasti	prúðasta	prúðasta
	acc/dat/gen	prúðasta	prúðustu
	plural (all-case)	prúðustu

Derived terms

• prúðmenni
• prúðlegur
• prúðleikur
• prúðbúinn