öfugur

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse ǫfugr, ǫfigr, afigr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈœːvʏɣʏr]
    Rhymes: -œːvʏɣʏr

Adjective

öfugur (comparative öfugri, superlative öfugastur)

  1. turning or facing the wrong way, reversed, inverted
    Synonym: gagnstæður
  2. backwards
  3. the wrong way around
    Synonym: umsnúinn
  4. wrong
    Synonyms: rangur, skakkur
  5. back to front, inside out or upside down
    Synonym: úthverfur
  6. queer, homosexual
    Synonym: samkynhneigður

Declension

Positive forms of öfugur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative öfugur öfug öfugt
accusative öfugan öfuga
dative öfugum öfugri öfugu
genitive öfugs öfugrar öfugs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative öfugir öfugar öfug
accusative öfuga
dative öfugum
genitive öfugra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative öfugi öfuga öfuga
acc/dat/gen öfuga öfugu
plural (all-case) öfugu
Comparative forms of öfugur
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) öfugri öfugri öfugra
plural (all-case) öfugri
Superlative forms of öfugur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative öfugastur öfugust öfugast
accusative öfugastan öfugasta
dative öfugustum öfugastri öfugustu
genitive öfugasts öfugastrar öfugasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative öfugastir öfugastar öfugust
accusative öfugasta
dative öfugustum
genitive öfugastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative öfugasti öfugasta öfugasta
acc/dat/gen öfugasta öfugustu
plural (all-case) öfugustu

Derived terms

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