sleipur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse sleipr, from Proto-Germanic *slaipaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstleiːpʏr/
- Rhymes: -eiːpʏr
Adjective
sleipur (comparative sleipari, superlative sleipastur)
- slippery, slick
- Synonym: háll
- smooth
Declension
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sleipur | sleip | sleipt |
| accusative | sleipan | sleipa | sleipt |
| dative | sleipum | sleipri | sleipu |
| genitive | sleips | sleiprar | sleips |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | sleipir | sleipar | sleip |
| accusative | sleipa | sleipar | sleip |
| dative | sleipum | sleipum | sleipum |
| genitive | sleipra | sleipra | sleipra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sleipi | sleipa | sleipa |
| accusative | sleipa | sleipu | sleipa |
| dative | sleipa | sleipu | sleipa |
| genitive | sleipa | sleipu | sleipa |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | sleipu | sleipu | sleipu |
| accusative | sleipu | sleipu | sleipu |
| dative | sleipu | sleipu | sleipu |
| genitive | sleipu | sleipu | sleipu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sleipari | sleipari | sleipara |
| accusative | sleipari | sleipari | sleipara |
| dative | sleipari | sleipari | sleipara |
| genitive | sleipari | sleipari | sleipara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | sleipari | sleipari | sleipari |
| accusative | sleipari | sleipari | sleipari |
| dative | sleipari | sleipari | sleipari |
| genitive | sleipari | sleipari | sleipari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sleipastur | sleipust | sleipast |
| accusative | sleipastan | sleipasta | sleipast |
| dative | sleipustum | sleipastri | sleipustu |
| genitive | sleipasts | sleipastrar | sleipasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | sleipastir | sleipastar | sleipust |
| accusative | sleipasta | sleipastar | sleipust |
| dative | sleipustum | sleipustum | sleipustum |
| genitive | sleipastra | sleipastra | sleipastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sleipasti | sleipasta | sleipasta |
| accusative | sleipasta | sleipustu | sleipasta |
| dative | sleipasta | sleipustu | sleipasta |
| genitive | sleipasta | sleipustu | sleipasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | sleipustu | sleipustu | sleipustu |
| accusative | sleipustu | sleipustu | sleipustu |
| dative | sleipustu | sleipustu | sleipustu |
| genitive | sleipustu | sleipustu | sleipustu |
Related terms
- Sleipnir (eight-legged horse in Norse mythology)