róttækur

Icelandic

Etymology

rót (“root”) +‎ tækur (“acceptable”), apparently a calque of Latin rādīcālis (“having roots, radical”), as well as a partial cognate of the Latin.

Adjective

róttækur (comparative róttækari, superlative róttækastur)

1. radical, drastic, extreme

Declension

positive forms of róttækur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	róttækur	róttæk	róttækt
	accusative	róttækan	róttæka
	dative	róttækum	róttækri	róttæku
	genitive	róttæks	róttækrar	róttæks
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	róttækir	róttækar	róttæk
	accusative	róttæka
	dative	róttækum
	genitive	róttækra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	róttæki	róttæka	róttæka
	acc/dat/gen	róttæka	róttæku
	plural (all-case)	róttæku

comparative forms of róttækur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	róttækari	róttækari	róttækara
	plural (all-case)	róttækari

superlative forms of róttækur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	róttækastur	róttækust	róttækast
	accusative	róttækastan	róttækasta
	dative	róttækustum	róttækastri	róttækustu
	genitive	róttækasts	róttækastrar	róttækasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	róttækastir	róttækastar	róttækust
	accusative	róttækasta
	dative	róttækustum
	genitive	róttækastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	róttækasti	róttækasta	róttækasta
	acc/dat/gen	róttækasta	róttækustu
	plural (all-case)	róttækustu

Further reading

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