hagur
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhaːɣʏr/
- Rhymes: -aːɣʏr
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hagr, from Proto-Germanic *hagaz (“skilled, handy”).
Adjective
hagur (comparative hagari, superlative hagastur)
- dexterous, handy
- Synonyms: laginn, flinkur
Declension
positive (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | hagur | hög | hagt |
accusative | hagan | haga | hagt |
dative | högum | hagri | högu |
genitive | hags | hagrar | hags |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | hagir | hagar | hög |
accusative | haga | hagar | hög |
dative | högum | högum | högum |
genitive | hagra | hagra | hagra |
positive (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | hagi | haga | haga |
accusative | haga | högu | haga |
dative | haga | högu | haga |
genitive | haga | högu | haga |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | högu | högu | högu |
accusative | högu | högu | högu |
dative | högu | högu | högu |
genitive | högu | högu | högu |
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | hagari | hagari | hagara |
accusative | hagari | hagari | hagara |
dative | hagari | hagari | hagara |
genitive | hagari | hagari | hagara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | hagari | hagari | hagari |
accusative | hagari | hagari | hagari |
dative | hagari | hagari | hagari |
genitive | hagari | hagari | hagari |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | hagastur | högust | hagast |
accusative | hagastan | hagasta | hagast |
dative | högustum | hagastri | högustu |
genitive | hagasts | hagastrar | hagasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | hagastir | hagastar | högust |
accusative | hagasta | hagastar | högust |
dative | högustum | högustum | högustum |
genitive | hagastra | hagastra | hagastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | hagasti | hagasta | hagasta |
accusative | hagasta | högustu | hagasta |
dative | hagasta | högustu | hagasta |
genitive | hagasta | högustu | hagasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | högustu | högustu | högustu |
accusative | högustu | högustu | högustu |
dative | högustu | högustu | högustu |
genitive | högustu | högustu | högustu |
Noun
hagur m (genitive singular hags, nominative plural hagir)
- an advantage deriv. syn.
- economy deriv. syn.
- Hagur fjölskyldunnar stóð með blóma.
- The family's 'finances were flourishing.
- circumstances syn.
Declension
declension of hagur
m-s2 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hagur | hagurinn | hagir | hagirnir |
accusative | hag | haginn | hagi | hagina |
dative | hag | hagnum | högum | högunum |
genitive | hags | hagsins | haga | haganna |
Synonyms
- (advantage): def. deriv. gagn
- (economy): def. deriv. efnahagur
- (circumstances): def. ástæður
Derived terms
(advantage): def. syn. derived terms
- hafa hag af einhverju
- sjá sér hag í
- sjá sér hag í að gera
- vera einhverjum í hag, vera í hag einhvers
(economy): def. syn. derived terms
- efnahagur