hnökralaus
Icelandic
Etymology
From hnökrar (“flaws”) + laus (“less”).
Adjective
hnökralaus (comparative hnökralausari, superlative hnökralausastur)
- (referring to language use) flawless, without errors (either grammatical or stylistic errors)
- Umsækjandi verður að tala hnökralausa íslensku. ― The applicant must speak flawless Icelandic.
- (referring to execution) without any setbacks, without any hiccups, without failures cropping up, to go according to plan
- Frumsýningin var ekki hnökralaus. ― Not everything went according to plan at the premiere.
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hnökralaus | hnökralaus | hnökralaust |
| accusative | hnökralausan | hnökralausa | hnökralaust |
| dative | hnökralausum | hnökralausri | hnökralausu |
| genitive | hnökralauss | hnökralausrar | hnökralauss |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hnökralausir | hnökralausar | hnökralaus |
| accusative | hnökralausa | hnökralausar | hnökralaus |
| dative | hnökralausum | hnökralausum | hnökralausum |
| genitive | hnökralausra | hnökralausra | hnökralausra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hnökralausi | hnökralausa | hnökralausa |
| accusative | hnökralausa | hnökralausu | hnökralausa |
| dative | hnökralausa | hnökralausu | hnökralausa |
| genitive | hnökralausa | hnökralausu | hnökralausa |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hnökralausu | hnökralausu | hnökralausu |
| accusative | hnökralausu | hnökralausu | hnökralausu |
| dative | hnökralausu | hnökralausu | hnökralausu |
| genitive | hnökralausu | hnökralausu | hnökralausu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hnökralausari | hnökralausari | hnökralausara |
| accusative | hnökralausari | hnökralausari | hnökralausara |
| dative | hnökralausari | hnökralausari | hnökralausara |
| genitive | hnökralausari | hnökralausari | hnökralausara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hnökralausari | hnökralausari | hnökralausari |
| accusative | hnökralausari | hnökralausari | hnökralausari |
| dative | hnökralausari | hnökralausari | hnökralausari |
| genitive | hnökralausari | hnökralausari | hnökralausari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hnökralausastur | hnökralausust | hnökralausast |
| accusative | hnökralausastan | hnökralausasta | hnökralausast |
| dative | hnökralausustum | hnökralausastri | hnökralausustu |
| genitive | hnökralausasts | hnökralausastrar | hnökralausasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hnökralausastir | hnökralausastar | hnökralausust |
| accusative | hnökralausasta | hnökralausastar | hnökralausust |
| dative | hnökralausustum | hnökralausustum | hnökralausustum |
| genitive | hnökralausastra | hnökralausastra | hnökralausastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hnökralausasti | hnökralausasta | hnökralausasta |
| accusative | hnökralausasta | hnökralausustu | hnökralausasta |
| dative | hnökralausasta | hnökralausustu | hnökralausasta |
| genitive | hnökralausasta | hnökralausustu | hnökralausasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hnökralausustu | hnökralausustu | hnökralausustu |
| accusative | hnökralausustu | hnökralausustu | hnökralausustu |
| dative | hnökralausustu | hnökralausustu | hnökralausustu |
| genitive | hnökralausustu | hnökralausustu | hnökralausustu |
See also
- gallalaus (“faultless”)
- lýtalaus (“unblemished”)