stirfinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stirfinn (“truculent, defiant”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *stirbīnaz (“prone to stiffness”), equivalent to stjarfi +‎ -inn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɪrvɪn(ː)/

Adjective

stirfinn (comparative stirfnari, superlative stirfnastur)

1. morose, surly

   Synonyms: önugur, fýldur, fúll, stirður, styggur

Declension

Positive forms of stirfinn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stirfinn	stirfin	stirfið
	accusative	stirfinn	stirfna
	dative	stirfnum	stirfinni	stirfnu
	genitive	stirfins	stirfinnar	stirfins
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stirfnir	stirfnar	stirfin
	accusative	stirfna
	dative	stirfnum
	genitive	stirfinna
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stirfni	stirfna	stirfna
	acc/dat/gen	stirfna	stirfnu
	plural (all-case)	stirfnu

Comparative forms of stirfinn

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	stirfnari	stirfnari	stirfnara
	plural (all-case)	stirfnari

Superlative forms of stirfinn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stirfnastur	stirfnust	stirfnast
	accusative	stirfnastan	stirfnasta
	dative	stirfnustum	stirfnastri	stirfnustu
	genitive	stirfnasts	stirfnastrar	stirfnasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stirfnastir	stirfnastar	stirfnust
	accusative	stirfnasta
	dative	stirfnustum
	genitive	stirfnastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stirfnasti	stirfnasta	stirfnasta
	acc/dat/gen	stirfnasta	stirfnustu
	plural (all-case)	stirfnustu

Derived terms

• stirfni (“moroseness, surliness”)