stífur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstiːvʏr/

  Rhymes: -iːvʏr

Adjective

stífur (comparative stífari, superlative stífastur)

1. stiff, rigid

   Synonym: stinnur

2. stubborn, obstinate

   Synonyms: þrár, þrjóskur, harðákveðinn

3. inflexible, unyielding, not giving in; not bending

   Synonym: ósveigjanlegur

4. chilly, formal, standoffish

   Synonym: kuldalegur

Declension

positive forms of stífur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stífur	stíf	stíft
	accusative	stífan	stífa
	dative	stífum	stífri	stífu
	genitive	stífs	stífrar	stífs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stífir	stífar	stíf
	accusative	stífa
	dative	stífum
	genitive	stífra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stífi	stífa	stífa
	acc/dat/gen	stífa	stífu
	plural (all-case)	stífu

comparative forms of stífur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	stífari	stífari	stífara
	plural (all-case)	stífari

superlative forms of stífur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stífastur	stífust	stífast
	accusative	stífastan	stífasta
	dative	stífustum	stífastri	stífustu
	genitive	stífasts	stífastrar	stífasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stífastir	stífastar	stífust
	accusative	stífasta
	dative	stífustum
	genitive	stífastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stífasti	stífasta	stífasta
	acc/dat/gen	stífasta	stífustu
	plural (all-case)	stífustu

See also

• stjarfur
• stjarkur