daufur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse daufr, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtøyːvʏr/
    Rhymes: -øyːvʏr

Adjective

daufur (comparative daufari, superlative daufastur)

  1. (dated) deaf
    Synonym: heyrnarlaus
  2. dull
  3. lifeless, vapid
  4. pallid, wan

Declension

Positive forms of daufur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative daufur dauf dauft
accusative daufan daufa
dative daufum daufri daufu
genitive daufs daufrar daufs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative daufir daufar dauf
accusative daufa
dative daufum
genitive daufra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative daufi daufa daufa
acc/dat/gen daufa daufu
plural (all-case) daufu
Comparative forms of daufur
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) daufari daufari daufara
plural (all-case) daufari
Superlative forms of daufur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative daufastur daufust daufast
accusative daufastan daufasta
dative daufustum daufastri daufustu
genitive daufasts daufastrar daufasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative daufastir daufastar daufust
accusative daufasta
dative daufustum
genitive daufastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative daufasti daufasta daufasta
acc/dat/gen daufasta daufustu
plural (all-case) daufustu

Derived terms

  • deyfð (“apathy, inertia”)
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