hófsamur
Icelandic
Adjective
hófsamur (comparative hófsamari, superlative hófsamastur)
- moderate, frugal
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hófsamur | hófsöm | hófsamt |
| accusative | hófsaman | hófsama | hófsamt |
| dative | hófsömum | hófsamri | hófsömu |
| genitive | hófsams | hófsamrar | hófsams |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hófsamir | hófsamar | hófsöm |
| accusative | hófsama | hófsamar | hófsöm |
| dative | hófsömum | hófsömum | hófsömum |
| genitive | hófsamra | hófsamra | hófsamra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hófsami | hófsama | hófsama |
| accusative | hófsama | hófsömu | hófsama |
| dative | hófsama | hófsömu | hófsama |
| genitive | hófsama | hófsömu | hófsama |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hófsömu | hófsömu | hófsömu |
| accusative | hófsömu | hófsömu | hófsömu |
| dative | hófsömu | hófsömu | hófsömu |
| genitive | hófsömu | hófsömu | hófsömu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hófsamari | hófsamari | hófsamara |
| accusative | hófsamari | hófsamari | hófsamara |
| dative | hófsamari | hófsamari | hófsamara |
| genitive | hófsamari | hófsamari | hófsamara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hófsamari | hófsamari | hófsamari |
| accusative | hófsamari | hófsamari | hófsamari |
| dative | hófsamari | hófsamari | hófsamari |
| genitive | hófsamari | hófsamari | hófsamari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hófsamastur | hófsömust | hófsamast |
| accusative | hófsamastan | hófsamasta | hófsamast |
| dative | hófsömustum | hófsamastri | hófsömustu |
| genitive | hófsamasts | hófsamastrar | hófsamasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hófsamastir | hófsamastar | hófsömust |
| accusative | hófsamasta | hófsamastar | hófsömust |
| dative | hófsömustum | hófsömustum | hófsömustum |
| genitive | hófsamastra | hófsamastra | hófsamastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hófsamasti | hófsamasta | hófsamasta |
| accusative | hófsamasta | hófsömustu | hófsamasta |
| dative | hófsamasta | hófsömustu | hófsamasta |
| genitive | hófsamasta | hófsömustu | hófsamasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hófsömustu | hófsömustu | hófsömustu |
| accusative | hófsömustu | hófsömustu | hófsömustu |
| dative | hófsömustu | hófsömustu | hófsömustu |
| genitive | hófsömustu | hófsömustu | hófsömustu |
Further reading
- hófsamur in Icelandic dictionaries at ISLEX