öruggur

Icelandic

Etymology

ör- (devoid of) +‎ uggur (fear, anxiety).[1]

Adjective

öruggur (comparative öruggari, superlative öruggastur)

  1. trustworthy, reliable
    Synonym: áreiðanlegur
  2. certain, sure
    Synonym: viss
    Öruggur sigur gegn Þjóðverjum.
    Certain victory against the Germans.
  3. safe, secure
    Synonym: tryggur
    Gullið mitt er á öruggum stað.
    My gold is at a secure place.
  4. fearless
    Synonym: óhræddur

Declension

Positive forms of öruggur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative öruggur örugg öruggt
accusative öruggan örugga
dative öruggum öruggri öruggu
genitive öruggs öruggrar öruggs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative öruggir öruggar örugg
accusative örugga
dative öruggum
genitive öruggra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative öruggi örugga örugga
acc/dat/gen örugga öruggu
plural (all-case) öruggu
Comparative forms of öruggur
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) öruggari öruggari öruggara
plural (all-case) öruggari
Superlative forms of öruggur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative öruggastur öruggust öruggast
accusative öruggastan öruggasta
dative öruggustum öruggastri öruggustu
genitive öruggasts öruggastrar öruggasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative öruggastir öruggastar öruggust
accusative öruggasta
dative öruggustum
genitive öruggastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative öruggasti öruggasta öruggasta
acc/dat/gen öruggasta öruggustu
plural (all-case) öruggustu

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “öruggur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)