beinharður

Icelandic

Etymology

From bein (“bone”) +‎ harður (“hard”). Compare Danish benhård.

Adjective

beinharður (comparative beinharðari, superlative beinharðastur)

  1. hard as a bone
    Hún borgaði bílinn í beinhörðum peningum.
    She paid for the car in hard cash.

Declension

Positive forms of beinharður
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinharður beinhörð beinhart
accusative beinharðan beinharða
dative beinhörðum beinharðri beinhörðu
genitive beinharðs beinharðrar beinharðs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinharðir beinharðar beinhörð
accusative beinharða
dative beinhörðum
genitive beinharðra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinharði beinharða beinharða
acc/dat/gen beinharða beinhörðu
plural (all-case) beinhörðu
Comparative forms of beinharður
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) beinharðari beinharðari beinharðara
plural (all-case) beinharðari
Superlative forms of beinharður
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinharðastur beinhörðust beinharðast
accusative beinharðastan beinharðasta
dative beinhörðustum beinharðastri beinhörðustu
genitive beinharðasts beinharðastrar beinharðasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinharðastir beinharðastar beinhörðust
accusative beinharðasta
dative beinhörðustum
genitive beinharðastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinharðasti beinharðasta beinharðasta
acc/dat/gen beinharðasta beinhörðustu
plural (all-case) beinhörðustu

Derived terms

  • í beinhörðum peningum (“in hard cash”)

See also

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