svalur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse svalr, from Proto-Germanic *swalaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvaːlʏr/

  Rhymes: -aːlʏr

Adjective

svalur (comparative svalari, superlative svalastur)

1. cool, cold

   Svalur gustur.

   A cool gust of wind.

2. (slang) cool

   Djöfulli er hún svöl!

   Fuck, she's cool!

Declension

positive forms of svalur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	svalur	svöl	svalt
	accusative	svalan	svala
	dative	svölum	svalri	svölu
	genitive	svals	svalrar	svals
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	svalir	svalar	svöl
	accusative	svala
	dative	svölum
	genitive	svalra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	svali	svala	svala
	acc/dat/gen	svala	svölu
	plural (all-case)	svölu

comparative forms of svalur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	svalari	svalari	svalara
	plural (all-case)	svalari

superlative forms of svalur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	svalastur	svölust	svalast
	accusative	svalastan	svalasta
	dative	svölustum	svalastri	svölustu
	genitive	svalasts	svalastrar	svalasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	svalastir	svalastar	svölust
	accusative	svalasta
	dative	svölustum
	genitive	svalastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	svalasti	svalasta	svalasta
	acc/dat/gen	svalasta	svölustu
	plural (all-case)	svölustu

Derived terms

• eitursvalur

See also

• kaldur