vanur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vanr, from Proto-Germanic *wanaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaːnʏr/

  Rhymes: -aːnʏr

Adjective

vanur (comparative vanari, superlative vanastur)

1. experienced
2. (in connection with habit) to be used to doing something

   Ég er vanur að horfa á sjónvarpið þegar ég er búinn að vinna.

   I'm used to watching the TV when I get home from work.

Declension

positive forms of vanur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	vanur	vön	vant
	accusative	vanan	vana
	dative	vönum	vanri	vönu
	genitive	vans	vanrar	vans
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	vanir	vanar	vön
	accusative	vana
	dative	vönum
	genitive	vanra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	vani	vana	vana
	acc/dat/gen	vana	vönu
	plural (all-case)	vönu

comparative forms of vanur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	vanari	vanari	vanara
	plural (all-case)	vanari

superlative forms of vanur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	vanastur	vönust	vanast
	accusative	vanastan	vanasta
	dative	vönustum	vanastri	vönustu
	genitive	vanasts	vanastrar	vanasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	vanastir	vanastar	vönust
	accusative	vanasta
	dative	vönustum
	genitive	vanastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	vanasti	vanasta	vanasta
	acc/dat/gen	vanasta	vönustu
	plural (all-case)	vönustu

Derived terms

• vera vanur (“to be accustomed to something”)
• eins og vant er