hæfur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hæfr and hœfr, from Proto-Germanic *hēbijaz and *hōbijaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haiːvʏr/
- Rhymes: -aiːvʏr
Adjective
hæfur (comparative hæfari, superlative hæfastur)
- well suited, competent
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | hæfur | hæf | hæft |
accusative | hæfan | hæfa | hæft |
dative | hæfum | hæfri | hæfu |
genitive | hæfs | hæfrar | hæfs |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | hæfir | hæfar | hæf |
accusative | hæfa | hæfar | hæf |
dative | hæfum | hæfum | hæfum |
genitive | hæfra | hæfra | hæfra |
positive (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | hæfi | hæfa | hæfa |
accusative | hæfa | hæfu | hæfa |
dative | hæfa | hæfu | hæfa |
genitive | hæfa | hæfu | hæfa |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | hæfu | hæfu | hæfu |
accusative | hæfu | hæfu | hæfu |
dative | hæfu | hæfu | hæfu |
genitive | hæfu | hæfu | hæfu |
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | hæfari | hæfari | hæfara |
accusative | hæfari | hæfari | hæfara |
dative | hæfari | hæfari | hæfara |
genitive | hæfari | hæfari | hæfara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | hæfari | hæfari | hæfari |
accusative | hæfari | hæfari | hæfari |
dative | hæfari | hæfari | hæfari |
genitive | hæfari | hæfari | hæfari |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | hæfastur | hæfust | hæfast |
accusative | hæfastan | hæfasta | hæfast |
dative | hæfustum | hæfastri | hæfustu |
genitive | hæfasts | hæfastrar | hæfasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | hæfastir | hæfastar | hæfust |
accusative | hæfasta | hæfastar | hæfust |
dative | hæfustum | hæfustum | hæfustum |
genitive | hæfastra | hæfastra | hæfastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | hæfasti | hæfasta | hæfasta |
accusative | hæfasta | hæfustu | hæfasta |
dative | hæfasta | hæfustu | hæfasta |
genitive | hæfasta | hæfustu | hæfasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | hæfustu | hæfustu | hæfustu |
accusative | hæfustu | hæfustu | hæfustu |
dative | hæfustu | hæfustu | hæfustu |
genitive | hæfustu | hæfustu | hæfustu |
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.