-legur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse -ligr (-ly). Cognate with Swedish -lig, Faroese -ligur, Norwegian Nynorsk -leg, Danish -lig and Norwegian Bokmål -lig.

Suffix

-legur (adjective-forming suffix, comparative -legri, superlative -legastur)

  1. -ly, -ful; adjective-forming suffix

Declension

Positive forms of -legur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative -legur -leg -legt
accusative -legan -lega
dative -legum -legri -legu
genitive -legs -legrar -legs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative -legir -legar -leg
accusative -lega
dative -legum
genitive -legra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative -legi -lega -lega
acc/dat/gen -lega -legu
plural (all-case) -legu
Comparative forms of -legur
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) -legri -legri -legra
plural (all-case) -legri
Superlative forms of -legur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative -legastur -legust -legast
accusative -legastan -legasta
dative -legustum -legastri -legustu
genitive -legasts -legastrar -legasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative -legastir -legastar -legust
accusative -legasta
dative -legustum
genitive -legastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative -legasti -legasta -legasta
acc/dat/gen -legasta -legustu
plural (all-case) -legustu

Derived terms

Icelandic terms suffixed with -legur