svakalegur
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From svaki (“violence, vehemence”) + -legur.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]svakalegur (comparative svakalegri, superlative svakalegastur)
- terrible
- Synonyms: hræðilegur, ofsalegur, rosalegur
Declension
[edit] positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svakalegur | svakaleg | svakalegt |
| accusative | svakalegan | svakalega | svakalegt |
| dative | svakalegum | svakalegri | svakalegu |
| genitive | svakalegs | svakalegrar | svakalegs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svakalegir | svakalegar | svakaleg |
| accusative | svakalega | svakalegar | svakaleg |
| dative | svakalegum | svakalegum | svakalegum |
| genitive | svakalegra | svakalegra | svakalegra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svakalegi | svakalega | svakalega |
| accusative | svakalega | svakalegu | svakalega |
| dative | svakalega | svakalegu | svakalega |
| genitive | svakalega | svakalegu | svakalega |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svakalegu | svakalegu | svakalegu |
| accusative | svakalegu | svakalegu | svakalegu |
| dative | svakalegu | svakalegu | svakalegu |
| genitive | svakalegu | svakalegu | svakalegu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svakalegri | svakalegri | svakalegra |
| accusative | svakalegri | svakalegri | svakalegra |
| dative | svakalegri | svakalegri | svakalegra |
| genitive | svakalegri | svakalegri | svakalegra |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svakalegri | svakalegri | svakalegri |
| accusative | svakalegri | svakalegri | svakalegri |
| dative | svakalegri | svakalegri | svakalegri |
| genitive | svakalegri | svakalegri | svakalegri |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svakalegastur | svakalegust | svakalegast |
| accusative | svakalegastan | svakalegasta | svakalegast |
| dative | svakalegustum | svakalegastri | svakalegustu |
| genitive | svakalegasts | svakalegastrar | svakalegasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svakalegastir | svakalegastar | svakalegust |
| accusative | svakalegasta | svakalegastar | svakalegust |
| dative | svakalegustum | svakalegustum | svakalegustum |
| genitive | svakalegastra | svakalegastra | svakalegastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svakalegasti | svakalegasta | svakalegasta |
| accusative | svakalegasta | svakalegustu | svakalegasta |
| dative | svakalegasta | svakalegustu | svakalegasta |
| genitive | svakalegasta | svakalegustu | svakalegasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svakalegustu | svakalegustu | svakalegustu |
| accusative | svakalegustu | svakalegustu | svakalegustu |
| dative | svakalegustu | svakalegustu | svakalegustu |
| genitive | svakalegustu | svakalegustu | svakalegustu |
References
[edit]- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “svaka”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)