vestri
See also: Vestri
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛstrɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɛstrɪ
Noun
vestri m (genitive singular vestra, nominative plural vestrar)
- western (film set in the American West)
Declension
declension of vestri
m-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | vestri | vestrinn | vestrar | vestrarnir |
accusative | vestra | vestrann | vestra | vestrana |
dative | vestra | vestranum | vestrum | vestrunum |
genitive | vestra | vestrans | vestra | vestranna |
Adjective
vestri (comparative, superlative vestastur)
- Alternative form of vestari
Inflection
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | vestri | vestri | vestra |
accusative | vestri | vestri | vestra |
dative | vestri | vestri | vestra |
genitive | vestri | vestri | vestra |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | vestri | vestri | vestri |
accusative | vestri | vestri | vestri |
dative | vestri | vestri | vestri |
genitive | vestri | vestri | vestri |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | vestastur | vestust | vestast |
accusative | vestastan | vestasta | vestast |
dative | vestustum | vestastri | vestustu |
genitive | vestasts | vestastrar | vestasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | vestastir | vestastar | vestust |
accusative | vestasta | vestastar | vestust |
dative | vestustum | vestustum | vestustum |
genitive | vestastra | vestastra | vestastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | vestasti | vestasta | vestasta |
accusative | vestasta | vestustu | vestasta |
dative | vestasta | vestustu | vestasta |
genitive | vestasta | vestustu | vestasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | vestustu | vestustu | vestustu |
accusative | vestustu | vestustu | vestustu |
dative | vestustu | vestustu | vestustu |
genitive | vestustu | vestustu | vestustu |
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwes.triː/, [ˈwɛs.triː]
Pronoun
vestrī
- (objective) genitive plural of vōs
- genitive masculine singular of vester
- genitive neuter singular of vester
- nominative masculine plural of vester
Old Norse
Etymology
Originally a comparative form of the adverb vestr.
Adjective
vestri (comparative vestri, superlative vestastr)
- (comparative) more westerly
- (superlative) most westerly
- liggja þessi lǫnd vestust
- these lands lie westernmost
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 vestri
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | vestri | vestri | vestra |
accusative | vestra | vestri | vestra |
dative | vestra | vestri | vestra |
genitive | vestra | vestri | vestra |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | vestri | vestri | vestri |
accusative | vestri | vestri | vestri |
dative | vestrum | vestrum | vestrum |
genitive | vestri | vestri | vestri |
Strong declension of superlative of vestri
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | vestastr | vestust | vestast |
accusative | vestastan | vestasta | vestast |
dative | vestustum | vestastri | vestustu |
genitive | vestasts | vestastrar | vestasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | vestastir | vestastar | vestust |
accusative | vestasta | vestastar | vestust |
dative | vestustum | vestustum | vestustum |
genitive | vestastra | vestastra | vestastra |
Weak declension of superlative of vestri
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | vestasti | vestasta | vestasta |
accusative | vestasta | vestustu | vestasta |
dative | vestasta | vestustu | vestasta |
genitive | vestasta | vestustu | vestasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | vestustu | vestustu | vestustu |
accusative | vestustu | vestustu | vestustu |
dative | vestustum | vestustum | vestustum |
genitive | vestustu | vestustu | vestustu |
Coordinate terms
- eystri, nyrðri, syðri
Descendants
- Icelandic: vestri
- Norwegian Nynorsk: vestre
References
- vestri in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “vestri” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.