snauður

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -øyːðʏr

Adjective

snauður (comparative snauðari, superlative snauðastur)

1. poor, impoverished

Declension

positive forms of snauður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	snauður	snauð	snautt
	accusative	snauðan	snauða
	dative	snauðum	snauðri	snauðu
	genitive	snauðs	snauðrar	snauðs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	snauðir	snauðar	snauð
	accusative	snauða
	dative	snauðum
	genitive	snauðra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	snauði	snauða	snauða
	acc/dat/gen	snauða	snauðu
	plural (all-case)	snauðu

comparative forms of snauður

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	snauðari	snauðari	snauðara
	plural (all-case)	snauðari

superlative forms of snauður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	snauðastur	snauðust	snauðast
	accusative	snauðastan	snauðasta
	dative	snauðustum	snauðastri	snauðustu
	genitive	snauðasts	snauðastrar	snauðasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	snauðastir	snauðastar	snauðust
	accusative	snauðasta
	dative	snauðustum
	genitive	snauðastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	snauðasti	snauðasta	snauðasta
	acc/dat/gen	snauðasta	snauðustu
	plural (all-case)	snauðustu

Derived terms

• vandfýsni hæfir ekki snauðum
• slyppur og snauður
• menningarsnauður

See also

• lepja dauðann úr skel

Further reading

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