indæll
Icelandic
Etymology
Originally from the 16th century, originating from the word eindæll (“very nice, very friendly”), from ein- which intensifies the meaning of dæll (“nice, friendly”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪntaitl/
Adjective
indæll (comparative indælli, superlative indælastur)
- sweet, delightful, nice, lovely
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | indæll | indæl | indælt |
| accusative | indælan | indæla | indælt |
| dative | indælum | indælli | indælu |
| genitive | indæls | indællar | indæls |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | indælir | indælar | indæl |
| accusative | indæla | indælar | indæl |
| dative | indælum | indælum | indælum |
| genitive | indælla | indælla | indælla |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | indæli | indæla | indæla |
| accusative | indæla | indælu | indæla |
| dative | indæla | indælu | indæla |
| genitive | indæla | indælu | indæla |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | indælu | indælu | indælu |
| accusative | indælu | indælu | indælu |
| dative | indælu | indælu | indælu |
| genitive | indælu | indælu | indælu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | indælli | indælli | indælla |
| accusative | indælli | indælli | indælla |
| dative | indælli | indælli | indælla |
| genitive | indælli | indælli | indælla |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | indælli | indælli | indælli |
| accusative | indælli | indælli | indælli |
| dative | indælli | indælli | indælli |
| genitive | indælli | indælli | indælli |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | indælastur | indælust | indælast |
| accusative | indælastan | indælasta | indælast |
| dative | indælustum | indælastri | indælustu |
| genitive | indælasts | indælastrar | indælasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | indælastir | indælastar | indælust |
| accusative | indælasta | indælastar | indælust |
| dative | indælustum | indælustum | indælustum |
| genitive | indælastra | indælastra | indælastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | indælasti | indælasta | indælasta |
| accusative | indælasta | indælustu | indælasta |
| dative | indælasta | indælustu | indælasta |
| genitive | indælasta | indælustu | indælasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | indælustu | indælustu | indælustu |
| accusative | indælustu | indælustu | indælustu |
| dative | indælustu | indælustu | indælustu |
| genitive | indælustu | indælustu | indælustu |
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon. Page 421 of the Íslensk orðsifjabók (“Book of Icelandic Etymology”). Publisher: Stofnun Árna Magnússonar á Íslandi (“Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies”), third print March 2008 →ISBN