smávaxinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From smá +‎ vaxinn.

Adjective

smávaxinn (comparative smávaxnari, superlative smávaxnastur)

1. small, petite

   Synonym: stuttur

   Mér fyndist hún smávaxin. ― I thought she was small.

Declension

positive forms of smávaxinn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	smávaxinn	smávaxin	smávaxið
	accusative	smávaxinn	smávaxna
	dative	smávöxnum	smávaxinni	smávöxnu
	genitive	smávaxins	smávaxinnar	smávaxins
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	smávaxnir	smávaxnar	smávaxin
	accusative	smávaxna
	dative	smávöxnum
	genitive	smávaxinna
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	smávaxni	smávaxna	smávaxna
	acc/dat/gen	smávaxna	smávöxnu
	plural (all-case)	smávöxnu

comparative forms of smávaxinn

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	smávaxnari	smávaxnari	smávaxnara
	plural (all-case)	smávaxnari

superlative forms of smávaxinn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	smávaxnastur	smávöxnust	smávaxnast
	accusative	smávaxnastan	smávaxnasta
	dative	smávöxnustum	smávaxnastri	smávöxnustu
	genitive	smávaxnasts	smávaxnastrar	smávaxnasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	smávaxnastir	smávaxnastar	smávöxnust
	accusative	smávaxnasta
	dative	smávöxnustum
	genitive	smávaxnastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	smávaxnasti	smávaxnasta	smávaxnasta
	acc/dat/gen	smávaxnasta	smávöxnustu
	plural (all-case)	smávöxnustu

Further reading

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