vitlaus

Icelandic

From Old Norse vitlauss, from Proto-Germanic *witjalausaz, whence also English witless. Composed of vit (“wits, intellect”) +‎ -laus (“-less”).

vitlaus (comparative vitlausari, superlative vitlausastur)

stupid, foolish
Synonym: heimskur

Mikið eru dúfur vitlaus dýr.
Pigeons are such stupid animals.
(informal) insane, crazy
Synonyms: brjálaður, klikkaður, ruglaður, vitskertur

Er allt orðið vitlaust hérna?
Has everything gone mad here?
(colloquial) wrong, incorrect
Synonyms: rangur, skakkur

Þetta svar er vitlaust.
This answer is wrong.

Positive forms of *vitlaus*
strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	vitlaus	vitlaus	vitlaust
	accusative	vitlausan	vitlausa	vitlaust
	dative	vitlausum	vitlausri	vitlausu
	genitive	vitlauss	vitlausrar	vitlauss

	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	vitlausir	vitlausar	vitlaus
	accusative	vitlausa	vitlausar	vitlaus
	dative	vitlausum
	genitive	vitlausra

weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	vitlausi	vitlausa	vitlausa
	acc/dat/gen	vitlausa	vitlausu	vitlausa
	plural (all-case)	vitlausu

Comparative forms of *vitlaus*
weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	vitlausari	vitlausari	vitlausara
	plural (all-case)	vitlausari

Superlative forms of *vitlaus*
strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	vitlausastur	vitlausust	vitlausast
	accusative	vitlausastan	vitlausasta	vitlausast
	dative	vitlausustum	vitlausastri	vitlausustu
	genitive	vitlausasts	vitlausastrar	vitlausasts

	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	vitlausastir	vitlausastar	vitlausust
	accusative	vitlausasta	vitlausastar	vitlausust
	dative	vitlausustum
	genitive	vitlausastra

weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	vitlausasti	vitlausasta	vitlausasta
	acc/dat/gen	vitlausasta	vitlausustu	vitlausasta
	plural (all-case)	vitlausustu

vitlaus