aldurlaus

Icelandic

Etymology

From aldur +‎ -laus.

Adjective

aldurlaus (comparative aldurlausari, superlative aldurlausastur)

  1. (extremely rare, poetic) ageless
    • 1975, Thor Vilhjálmsson, Fuglaskottís:
      Það var eins og hann væri aleinn aldurlaus einsog fíllinn of gamall fyrir hjörðina
      It was as if he alone were ageless like elephant too old for the herd

Declension

Positive forms of aldurlaus
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative aldurlaus aldurlaus aldurlaust
accusative aldurlausan aldurlausa
dative aldurlausum aldurlausri aldurlausu
genitive aldurlauss aldurlausrar aldurlauss
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative aldurlausir aldurlausar aldurlaus
accusative aldurlausa
dative aldurlausum
genitive aldurlausra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative aldurlausi aldurlausa aldurlausa
acc/dat/gen aldurlausa aldurlausu
plural (all-case) aldurlausu
Comparative forms of aldurlaus
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) aldurlausari aldurlausari aldurlausara
plural (all-case) aldurlausari
Superlative forms of aldurlaus
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative aldurlausastur aldurlausust aldurlausast
accusative aldurlausastan aldurlausasta
dative aldurlausustum aldurlausastri aldurlausustu
genitive aldurlausasts aldurlausastrar aldurlausasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative aldurlausastir aldurlausastar aldurlausust
accusative aldurlausasta
dative aldurlausustum
genitive aldurlausastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative aldurlausasti aldurlausasta aldurlausasta
acc/dat/gen aldurlausasta aldurlausustu
plural (all-case) aldurlausustu

References

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “aldurlaus”, 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