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 forms of svakalegur
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svakalegur | svakaleg | svakalegt | |
| accusative | svakalegan | svakalega | ||
| dative | svakalegum | svakalegri | svakalegu | |
| genitive | svakalegs | svakalegrar | svakalegs | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | svakalegir | svakalegar | svakaleg | |
| accusative | svakalega | |||
| dative | svakalegum | |||
| genitive | svakalegra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svakalegi | svakalega | svakalega | |
| acc/dat/gen | svakalega | svakalegu | ||
| plural (all-case) | svakalegu | |||
comparative forms of svakalegur
| weak declension (definite) |
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (all-case) | svakalegri | svakalegri | svakalegra | |
| plural (all-case) | svakalegri | |||
superlative forms of svakalegur
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svakalegastur | svakalegust | svakalegast | |
| accusative | svakalegastan | svakalegasta | ||
| dative | svakalegustum | svakalegastri | svakalegustu | |
| genitive | svakalegasts | svakalegastrar | svakalegasts | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | svakalegastir | svakalegastar | svakalegust | |
| accusative | svakalegasta | |||
| dative | svakalegustum | |||
| genitive | svakalegastra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svakalegasti | svakalegasta | svakalegasta | |
| acc/dat/gen | svakalegasta | svakalegustu | ||
| plural (all-case) | 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.)