suðrænn

Icelandic

Adjective

suðrænn (comparative suðrænni, superlative suðrænastur)

1. southern, Latin, Mediterranean, tropical (usually referring to warm southern countries or people from those countries, in particular Latin America, Spain, Portugal or Italy)

   suðrænt loftslag ― tropical or Mediterranean climate

   Ég ætla að slappa af á suðrænum slóðum. ― I will be heading to a tropical country to relax.

   Í Hondúras kynntist ég suðrænni og seiðandi mey. ― In Honduras I met this seductive Latin girl.

   Suðrænir menn eru vanalega opnari með tilfinningar sínar en tíðkast á Norðurlöndunum. ― Men from southern countries are often more open with their feelings than those from the Nordic countries.

Usage notes

• When referring to countries, suggests a warm, tropical paradise. When referring to people, has an implication of exotic, captivating attractiveness, typically with features such as dark hair and tanned skin.

Declension

positive forms of suðrænn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	suðrænn	suðræn	suðrænt
	accusative	suðrænan	suðræna
	dative	suðrænum	suðrænni	suðrænu
	genitive	suðræns	suðrænnar	suðræns
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	suðrænir	suðrænar	suðræn
	accusative	suðræna
	dative	suðrænum
	genitive	suðrænna
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	suðræni	suðræna	suðræna
	acc/dat/gen	suðræna	suðrænu
	plural (all-case)	suðrænu

comparative forms of suðrænn

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	suðrænni	suðrænni	suðrænna
	plural (all-case)	suðrænni

superlative forms of suðrænn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	suðrænastur	suðrænust	suðrænast
	accusative	suðrænastan	suðrænasta
	dative	suðrænustum	suðrænastri	suðrænustu
	genitive	suðrænasts	suðrænastrar	suðrænasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	suðrænastir	suðrænastar	suðrænust
	accusative	suðrænasta
	dative	suðrænustum
	genitive	suðrænastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	suðrænasti	suðrænasta	suðrænasta
	acc/dat/gen	suðrænasta	suðrænustu
	plural (all-case)	suðrænustu

Derived terms

• suðræn sveifla (“a catchy Latin American song”)

Related terms

• sólarlönd, suðlægur, sunnan