snöggur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse snøggr, snǫggr, related to Proto-Germanic *snauþuz. Cognate with Swedish snygg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstnœkːʏr/

  Rhymes: -œkːʏr

Adjective

snöggur (comparative sneggri or snöggari, superlative sneggstur or snöggastur)

1. (of hair, grass, etc.) short
2. quick, swift, speedy

Declension

positive forms of snöggur (umlauted-comp)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	snöggur	snögg	snöggt
	accusative	snöggan	snögga
	dative	snöggum	snöggri	snöggu
	genitive	snöggs	snöggrar	snöggs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	snöggir	snöggar	snögg
	accusative	snögga
	dative	snöggum
	genitive	snöggra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	snöggi	snögga	snögga
	acc/dat/gen	snögga	snöggu
	plural (all-case)	snöggu

comparative forms of snöggur (umlauted-comp)

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	sneggri, snöggari	sneggri, snöggari	sneggra, snöggara
	plural (all-case)	sneggri, snöggari

superlative forms of snöggur (umlauted-comp)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sneggstur, snöggastur	sneggst, snöggust	sneggst, snöggast
	accusative	sneggstan, snöggastan	sneggsta, snöggasta
	dative	sneggstum, snöggustum	sneggstri, snöggastri	sneggstu, snöggustu
	genitive	sneggsts, snöggasts	sneggstrar, snöggastrar	sneggsts, snöggasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sneggstir, snöggastir	sneggstar, snöggastar	sneggst, snöggust
	accusative	sneggsta, snöggasta
	dative	sneggstum, snöggustum
	genitive	sneggstra, snöggastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sneggsti, snöggasti	sneggsta, snöggasta	sneggsta, snöggasta
	acc/dat/gen	sneggsta, snöggasta	sneggstu, snöggustu
	plural (all-case)	sneggstu, snöggustu