snjóþungur

Icelandic

Etymology

From snjór (“snow”) +‎ þungur (“heavy”).

Adjective

snjóþungur (comparative snjóþyngri, superlative snjóþyngstur)

1. snowy

   Synonym: snjóugur

Declension

positive forms of snjóþungur (umlauted-comp)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	snjóþungur	snjóþung	snjóþungt
	accusative	snjóþungan	snjóþunga
	dative	snjóþungum	snjóþungri	snjóþungu
	genitive	snjóþungs	snjóþungrar	snjóþungs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	snjóþungir	snjóþungar	snjóþung
	accusative	snjóþunga
	dative	snjóþungum
	genitive	snjóþungra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	snjóþungi	snjóþunga	snjóþunga
	acc/dat/gen	snjóþunga	snjóþungu
	plural (all-case)	snjóþungu

comparative forms of snjóþungur (umlauted-comp)

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	snjóþyngri	snjóþyngri	snjóþyngra
	plural (all-case)	snjóþyngri

superlative forms of snjóþungur (umlauted-comp)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	snjóþyngstur	snjóþyngst	snjóþyngst
	accusative	snjóþyngstan	snjóþyngsta
	dative	snjóþyngstum	snjóþyngstri	snjóþyngstu
	genitive	snjóþyngsts	snjóþyngstrar	snjóþyngsts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	snjóþyngstir	snjóþyngstar	snjóþyngst
	accusative	snjóþyngsta
	dative	snjóþyngstum
	genitive	snjóþyngstra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	snjóþyngsti	snjóþyngsta	snjóþyngsta
	acc/dat/gen	snjóþyngsta	snjóþyngstu
	plural (all-case)	snjóþyngstu

Further reading

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