skemmtilegur
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Old Norse skemtiligr (“amusing, interesting, pleasant”), compare Old Norse óskemtiligr (“dull, uninteresting”), skemtiliga (“amusingly, pleasantly”), skemta (“to amuse, to entertain”), skemtan or skemtun (“entertainment”) and skemtanligr (“amusing, pleasant”). By surface analysis, skemmta + -legur.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]skemmtilegur (comparative skemmtilegri, superlative skemmtilegastur)
- funny, amusing
- Synonym: fyndinn
- Systir hans þykir skemmtileg.
- His sister is considered to be amusing.
- entertaining, diverting
- interesting
- Synonym: forvitnilegur
Declension
[edit]positive forms of skemmtilegur
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | skemmtilegur | skemmtileg | skemmtilegt | |
| accusative | skemmtilegan | skemmtilega | ||
| dative | skemmtilegum | skemmtilegri | skemmtilegu | |
| genitive | skemmtilegs | skemmtilegrar | skemmtilegs | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | skemmtilegir | skemmtilegar | skemmtileg | |
| accusative | skemmtilega | |||
| dative | skemmtilegum | |||
| genitive | skemmtilegra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | skemmtilegi | skemmtilega | skemmtilega | |
| acc/dat/gen | skemmtilega | skemmtilegu | ||
| plural (all-case) | skemmtilegu | |||
comparative forms of skemmtilegur
| weak declension (definite) |
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (all-case) | skemmtilegri | skemmtilegri | skemmtilegra | |
| plural (all-case) | skemmtilegri | |||
superlative forms of skemmtilegur
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | skemmtilegastur | skemmtilegust | skemmtilegast | |
| accusative | skemmtilegastan | skemmtilegasta | ||
| dative | skemmtilegustum | skemmtilegastri | skemmtilegustu | |
| genitive | skemmtilegasts | skemmtilegastrar | skemmtilegasts | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | skemmtilegastir | skemmtilegastar | skemmtilegust | |
| accusative | skemmtilegasta | |||
| dative | skemmtilegustum | |||
| genitive | skemmtilegastra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | skemmtilegasti | skemmtilegasta | skemmtilegasta | |
| acc/dat/gen | skemmtilegasta | skemmtilegustu | ||
| plural (all-case) | skemmtilegustu | |||
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “skemmtilegur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)