neðri
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- neðarri
Etymology
Originally a comparative of the adverb niðr (“down, downwards”), itself from Proto-Germanic *niþer.
Adjective
neðri (comparative neðri, superlative neztr)
- (comparative degree) lower, nether
- (superlative degree) lowest, nethermost
Inflection
This word is one of a little handful of adjectives with defective inflection, existing only in the comparative and superlative forms.
Declension of comparative of neðri
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | neðri | neðri | neðra |
| accusative | neðra | neðri | neðra |
| dative | neðra | neðri | neðra |
| genitive | neðra | neðri | neðra |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | neðri | neðri | neðri |
| accusative | neðri | neðri | neðri |
| dative | neðrum | neðrum | neðrum |
| genitive | neðri | neðri | neðri |
Strong declension of superlative of neðri
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | neztr | nezt | nezt |
| accusative | neztan | nezta | nezt |
| dative | neztum | neztri | neztu |
| genitive | nezts | neztrar | nezts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | neztir | neztar | nezt |
| accusative | nezta | neztar | nezt |
| dative | neztum | neztum | neztum |
| genitive | neztra | neztra | neztra |
Weak declension of superlative of neðri
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nezti | nezta | nezta |
| accusative | nezta | neztu | nezta |
| dative | nezta | neztu | nezta |
| genitive | nezta | neztu | nezta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | neztu | neztu | neztu |
| accusative | neztu | neztu | neztu |
| dative | neztum | neztum | neztum |
| genitive | neztu | neztu | neztu |
Related terms
- niðr
- neðan
- neðarr
Descendants
- Norwegian Nynorsk: nedre (comparative), nedste (superlative)
- Norwegian Bokmål: nedre
References
- neðri in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
- neztr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.