trauður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse trauðr.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -øyːðʏr

Adjective

trauður (comparative trauðari, superlative trauðastur)

1. reluctant

   Synonyms: ófús, tregur

Declension

positive forms of trauður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	trauður	trauð	trautt
	accusative	trauðan	trauða
	dative	trauðum	trauðri	trauðu
	genitive	trauðs	trauðrar	trauðs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	trauðir	trauðar	trauð
	accusative	trauða
	dative	trauðum
	genitive	trauðra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	trauði	trauða	trauða
	acc/dat/gen	trauða	trauðu
	plural (all-case)	trauðu

comparative forms of trauður

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	trauðari	trauðari	trauðara
	plural (all-case)	trauðari

superlative forms of trauður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	trauðastur	trauðust	trauðast
	accusative	trauðastan	trauðasta
	dative	trauðustum	trauðastri	trauðustu
	genitive	trauðasts	trauðastrar	trauðasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	trauðastir	trauðastar	trauðust
	accusative	trauðasta
	dative	trauðustum
	genitive	trauðastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	trauðasti	trauðasta	trauðasta
	acc/dat/gen	trauðasta	trauðustu
	plural (all-case)	trauðustu

Derived terms

• ótrauður

Further reading

• “trauður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)