hamingjusamur
Icelandic
Etymology
From the genitive of Old Norse hamingja (“luck”). In Nordic mythology, hamingja was a type of female guardian spirit that accompanied an individual and brought him luck and happiness (the hamingja usually appeared in dreams in the form of an animal) + samur (“same”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhaːmiɲcʏˌsaːmʏr/
- Rhymes: -aːmʏr
Adjective
hamingjusamur (comparative hamingjusamari, superlative hamingjusamastur)
- happy
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hamingjusamur | hamingjusöm | hamingjusamt |
| accusative | hamingjusaman | hamingjusama | hamingjusamt |
| dative | hamingjusömum | hamingjusamri | hamingjusömu |
| genitive | hamingjusams | hamingjusamrar | hamingjusams |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hamingjusamir | hamingjusamar | hamingjusöm |
| accusative | hamingjusama | hamingjusamar | hamingjusöm |
| dative | hamingjusömum | hamingjusömum | hamingjusömum |
| genitive | hamingjusamra | hamingjusamra | hamingjusamra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hamingjusami | hamingjusama | hamingjusama |
| accusative | hamingjusama | hamingjusömu | hamingjusama |
| dative | hamingjusama | hamingjusömu | hamingjusama |
| genitive | hamingjusama | hamingjusömu | hamingjusama |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hamingjusömu | hamingjusömu | hamingjusömu |
| accusative | hamingjusömu | hamingjusömu | hamingjusömu |
| dative | hamingjusömu | hamingjusömu | hamingjusömu |
| genitive | hamingjusömu | hamingjusömu | hamingjusömu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hamingjusamari | hamingjusamari | hamingjusamara |
| accusative | hamingjusamari | hamingjusamari | hamingjusamara |
| dative | hamingjusamari | hamingjusamari | hamingjusamara |
| genitive | hamingjusamari | hamingjusamari | hamingjusamara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hamingjusamari | hamingjusamari | hamingjusamari |
| accusative | hamingjusamari | hamingjusamari | hamingjusamari |
| dative | hamingjusamari | hamingjusamari | hamingjusamari |
| genitive | hamingjusamari | hamingjusamari | hamingjusamari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hamingjusamastur | hamingjusömust | hamingjusamast |
| accusative | hamingjusamastan | hamingjusamasta | hamingjusamast |
| dative | hamingjusömustum | hamingjusamastri | hamingjusömustu |
| genitive | hamingjusamasts | hamingjusamastrar | hamingjusamasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hamingjusamastir | hamingjusamastar | hamingjusömust |
| accusative | hamingjusamasta | hamingjusamastar | hamingjusömust |
| dative | hamingjusömustum | hamingjusömustum | hamingjusömustum |
| genitive | hamingjusamastra | hamingjusamastra | hamingjusamastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hamingjusamasti | hamingjusamasta | hamingjusamasta |
| accusative | hamingjusamasta | hamingjusömustu | hamingjusamasta |
| dative | hamingjusamasta | hamingjusömustu | hamingjusamasta |
| genitive | hamingjusamasta | hamingjusömustu | hamingjusamasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hamingjusömustu | hamingjusömustu | hamingjusömustu |
| accusative | hamingjusömustu | hamingjusömustu | hamingjusömustu |
| dative | hamingjusömustu | hamingjusömustu | hamingjusömustu |
| genitive | hamingjusömustu | hamingjusömustu | hamingjusömustu |