þrítugur

Icelandic

Etymology

From þrí- (“three”) +‎ tugur (“group of ten”).

Adjective

þrítugur (not comparable)

  1. thirty years old; thirty, tricenarian
  2. thirty fathoms tall/deep/long/across/etc. (which is thirty of a unit)

Usage notes

  • Also used as a noun in the neuter singular, e.g. vera um þrítugt (“be about thirty”), hafa tvo um þrítugt (“be thirty-two”).

Declension

Positive forms of þrítugur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrítugur þrítug þrítugt
accusative þrítugan þrítuga
dative þrítugum þrítugri þrítugu
genitive þrítugs þrítugrar þrítugs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrítugir þrítugar þrítug
accusative þrítuga
dative þrítugum
genitive þrítugra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrítugi þrítuga þrítuga
acc/dat/gen þrítuga þrítugu
plural (all-case) þrítugu

See also

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “þrítugur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “þrítugur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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