rakur

Icelandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraːkʏr/

  Rhymes: -aːkʏr

Adjective

rakur (comparative rakari, superlative rakastur)

1. moist, damp
2. (meteorology) humid

   Loftið var svo rakt að það var erfitt að anda.

   The humidity was so great that breathing became troublesome.

3. tipsy

   Synonyms: hífaður, hreifur

Declension

positive forms of rakur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	rakur	rök	rakt
	accusative	rakan	raka
	dative	rökum	rakri	röku
	genitive	raks	rakrar	raks
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	rakir	rakar	rök
	accusative	raka
	dative	rökum
	genitive	rakra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	raki	raka	raka
	acc/dat/gen	raka	röku
	plural (all-case)	röku

comparative forms of rakur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	rakari	rakari	rakara
	plural (all-case)	rakari

superlative forms of rakur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	rakastur	rökust	rakast
	accusative	rakastan	rakasta
	dative	rökustum	rakastri	rökustu
	genitive	rakasts	rakastrar	rakasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	rakastir	rakastar	rökust
	accusative	rakasta
	dative	rökustum
	genitive	rakastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	rakasti	rakasta	rakasta
	acc/dat/gen	rakasta	rökustu
	plural (all-case)	rökustu

Related terms

• raki