rúmur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse rúmr, from Proto-Germanic *rūmaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈruːmʏr/

  Rhymes: -uːmʏr

Adjective

rúmur (comparative rýmri, superlative rýmstur)

1. spacious
2. a good [amount]; more than, (just) over/about

   Hrærið þurrefnunum saman og bætið svo rúmum lítra af vatni út í.

   Mix the dry ingredients together and then add just over a liter of water.

   Það tók mig rúma klukkustund að komast hingað!

   It took me over an hour to get here.

Declension

positive forms of rúmur (umlauted-comp)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	rúmur	rúm	rúmt
	accusative	rúman	rúma
	dative	rúmum	rúmri	rúmu
	genitive	rúms	rúmrar	rúms
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	rúmir	rúmar	rúm
	accusative	rúma
	dative	rúmum
	genitive	rúmra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	rúmi	rúma	rúma
	acc/dat/gen	rúma	rúmu
	plural (all-case)	rúmu

comparative forms of rúmur (umlauted-comp)

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	rýmri	rýmri	rýmra
	plural (all-case)	rýmri

superlative forms of rúmur (umlauted-comp)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	rýmstur	rýmst	rýmst
	accusative	rýmstan	rýmsta
	dative	rýmstum	rýmstri	rýmstu
	genitive	rýmsts	rýmstrar	rýmsts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	rýmstir	rýmstar	rýmst
	accusative	rýmsta
	dative	rýmstum
	genitive	rýmstra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	rýmsti	rýmsta	rýmsta
	acc/dat/gen	rýmsta	rýmstu
	plural (all-case)	rýmstu

Related terms

• rúm