-kvæmur

Icelandic

Etymology

Suffix form related to koma (to come).[1]

Pronunciation

Suffix

-kvæmur (adjective-forming suffix, comparative -kvæmari, superlative -kvæmastur)

  1. pertaining to coming

Declension

Positive forms of -kvæmur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative -kvæmur -kvæm -kvæmt
accusative -kvæman -kvæma
dative -kvæmum -kvæmri -kvæmu
genitive -kvæms -kvæmrar -kvæms
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative -kvæmir -kvæmar -kvæm
accusative -kvæma
dative -kvæmum
genitive -kvæmra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative -kvæmi -kvæma -kvæma
acc/dat/gen -kvæma -kvæmu
plural (all-case) -kvæmu
Comparative forms of -kvæmur
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) -kvæmari -kvæmari -kvæmara
plural (all-case) -kvæmari
Superlative forms of -kvæmur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative -kvæmastur -kvæmust -kvæmast
accusative -kvæmastan -kvæmasta
dative -kvæmustum -kvæmastri -kvæmustu
genitive -kvæmasts -kvæmastrar -kvæmasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative -kvæmastir -kvæmastar -kvæmust
accusative -kvæmasta
dative -kvæmustum
genitive -kvæmastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative -kvæmasti -kvæmasta -kvæmasta
acc/dat/gen -kvæmasta -kvæmustu
plural (all-case) -kvæmustu

Derived terms

Icelandic terms suffixed with -kvæmur

References

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

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