svalur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse svalr, from Proto-Germanic *swalaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsvaːlʏr/
- Rhymes: -aːlʏr
Adjective
svalur (comparative svalari, superlative svalastur)
- cool, cold
- Svalur gustur.
- A cool gust of wind.
- Svalur gustur.
- (slang) cool
- Djöfulli er hún svöl!
- Fuck, she's cool!
- Djöfulli er hún svöl!
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | svalur | svöl | svalt |
accusative | svalan | svala | svalt |
dative | svölum | svalri | svölu |
genitive | svals | svalrar | svals |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | svalir | svalar | svöl |
accusative | svala | svalar | svöl |
dative | svölum | svölum | svölum |
genitive | svalra | svalra | svalra |
positive (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | svali | svala | svala |
accusative | svala | svölu | svala |
dative | svala | svölu | svala |
genitive | svala | svölu | svala |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | svölu | svölu | svölu |
accusative | svölu | svölu | svölu |
dative | svölu | svölu | svölu |
genitive | svölu | svölu | svölu |
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | svalari | svalari | svalara |
accusative | svalari | svalari | svalara |
dative | svalari | svalari | svalara |
genitive | svalari | svalari | svalara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | svalari | svalari | svalari |
accusative | svalari | svalari | svalari |
dative | svalari | svalari | svalari |
genitive | svalari | svalari | svalari |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | svalastur | svölust | svalast |
accusative | svalastan | svalasta | svalast |
dative | svölustum | svalastri | svölustu |
genitive | svalasts | svalastrar | svalasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | svalastir | svalastar | svölust |
accusative | svalasta | svalastar | svölust |
dative | svölustum | svölustum | svölustum |
genitive | svalastra | svalastra | svalastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | svalasti | svalasta | svalasta |
accusative | svalasta | svölustu | svalasta |
dative | svalasta | svölustu | svalasta |
genitive | svalasta | svölustu | svalasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | svölustu | svölustu | svölustu |
accusative | svölustu | svölustu | svölustu |
dative | svölustu | svölustu | svölustu |
genitive | svölustu | svölustu | svölustu |
Derived terms
- eitursvalur
See also
- kaldur