stirður
Appearance
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse stirðr, from Proto-Germanic *sterþjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ster (“strong, steady”).[1] Cognate with Faroese stirdur.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]stirður (comparative stirðari, superlative stirðastur)
Declension
[edit]positive forms of stirður
strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | stirður | stirð | stirt | |
accusative | stirðan | stirða | ||
dative | stirðum | stirðri | stirðu | |
genitive | stirðs | stirðrar | stirðs | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | stirðir | stirðar | stirð | |
accusative | stirða | |||
dative | stirðum | |||
genitive | stirðra | |||
weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | stirði | stirða | stirða | |
acc/dat/gen | stirða | stirðu | ||
plural (all-case) | stirðu |
superlative forms of stirður
strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | stirðastur | stirðust | stirðast | |
accusative | stirðastan | stirðasta | ||
dative | stirðustum | stirðastri | stirðustu | |
genitive | stirðasts | stirðastrar | stirðasts | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | stirðastir | stirðastar | stirðust | |
accusative | stirðasta | |||
dative | stirðustum | |||
genitive | stirðastra | |||
weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | stirðasti | stirðasta | stirðasta | |
acc/dat/gen | stirðasta | stirðustu | ||
plural (all-case) | stirðustu |
References
[edit]- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1022-27”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1022-27
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪrðʏr
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