viðkvæmur

Icelandic

Adjective

viðkvæmur (comparative viðkvæmari, superlative viðkvæmastur)

1. sensitive (sensitive to pain, sensitive to light, etc.)
2. sensitive (of a person, who is easily offended or hurt)
3. sensitive (of a topic, capable of offending or hurting)
4. sensitive (delicate, meant to be concealed)

Declension

positive forms of viðkvæmur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	viðkvæmur	viðkvæm	viðkvæmt
	accusative	viðkvæman	viðkvæma
	dative	viðkvæmum	viðkvæmri	viðkvæmu
	genitive	viðkvæms	viðkvæmrar	viðkvæms
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	viðkvæmir	viðkvæmar	viðkvæm
	accusative	viðkvæma
	dative	viðkvæmum
	genitive	viðkvæmra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	viðkvæmi	viðkvæma	viðkvæma
	acc/dat/gen	viðkvæma	viðkvæmu
	plural (all-case)	viðkvæmu

comparative forms of viðkvæmur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	viðkvæmari	viðkvæmari	viðkvæmara
	plural (all-case)	viðkvæmari

superlative forms of viðkvæmur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	viðkvæmastur	viðkvæmust	viðkvæmast
	accusative	viðkvæmastan	viðkvæmasta
	dative	viðkvæmustum	viðkvæmastri	viðkvæmustu
	genitive	viðkvæmasts	viðkvæmastrar	viðkvæmasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	viðkvæmastir	viðkvæmastar	viðkvæmust
	accusative	viðkvæmasta
	dative	viðkvæmustum
	genitive	viðkvæmastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	viðkvæmasti	viðkvæmasta	viðkvæmasta
	acc/dat/gen	viðkvæmasta	viðkvæmustu
	plural (all-case)	viðkvæmustu

Further reading

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