sléttur
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse sléttr, from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]sléttur (comparative sléttari, superlative sléttastur)
- level, flat
- smooth
- even, equal; (of equal value)
- (arithmetic, not comparable) even; (leaving no remainder when divided by 2)
Inflection
[edit] positive (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | sléttur | slétt | slétt |
accusative | sléttan | slétta | slétt |
dative | sléttum | sléttri | sléttu |
genitive | slétts | sléttrar | slétts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | sléttir | sléttar | slétt |
accusative | slétta | sléttar | slétt |
dative | sléttum | sléttum | sléttum |
genitive | sléttra | sléttra | sléttra |
positive (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | slétti | slétta | slétta |
accusative | slétta | sléttu | slétta |
dative | slétta | sléttu | slétta |
genitive | slétta | sléttu | slétta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | sléttu | sléttu | sléttu |
accusative | sléttu | sléttu | sléttu |
dative | sléttu | sléttu | sléttu |
genitive | sléttu | sléttu | sléttu |
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | sléttari | sléttari | sléttara |
accusative | sléttari | sléttari | sléttara |
dative | sléttari | sléttari | sléttara |
genitive | sléttari | sléttari | sléttara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | sléttari | sléttari | sléttari |
accusative | sléttari | sléttari | sléttari |
dative | sléttari | sléttari | sléttari |
genitive | sléttari | sléttari | sléttari |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | sléttastur | sléttust | sléttast |
accusative | sléttastan | sléttasta | sléttast |
dative | sléttustum | sléttastri | sléttustu |
genitive | sléttasts | sléttastrar | sléttasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | sléttastir | sléttastar | sléttust |
accusative | sléttasta | sléttastar | sléttust |
dative | sléttustum | sléttustum | sléttustum |
genitive | sléttastra | sléttastra | sléttastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | sléttasti | sléttasta | sléttasta |
accusative | sléttasta | sléttustu | sléttasta |
dative | sléttasta | sléttustu | sléttasta |
genitive | sléttasta | sléttustu | sléttasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | sléttustu | sléttustu | sléttustu |
accusative | sléttustu | sléttustu | sléttustu |
dative | sléttustu | sléttustu | sléttustu |
genitive | sléttustu | sléttustu | sléttustu |
Synonyms
[edit]- (flat): flatur
- (smooth): hrukkulaus
- (of equal value): jafnmikill
- (divisible by 2): jafn
Derived terms
[edit]- segja sínar farir ekki sléttar (to tell stories of one's hardships and troubles)
- slétt og fellt (fine and dandy)
- skipta á sléttu (to make an even trade)