erfiður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse erfiðr, synchronically analyzed as an adjectival formation from erfiði (“toil”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛrvɪːðʏr/

Adjective

erfiður (comparative erfiðari, superlative erfiðastur)

  1. difficult, hard
    Synonym: torveldur
    Antonym: auðveldur
    Er haframjólk svona dýr því það er erfitt að mjólka hafur?
    Is oat milk so expensive because it's hard to milk oats?
  2. (of a person) difficult, uncooperative

Declension

Positive forms of erfiður
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative erfiður erfið erfitt
accusative erfiðan erfiða
dative erfiðum erfiðri erfiðu
genitive erfiðs erfiðrar erfiðs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative erfiðir erfiðar erfið
accusative erfiða
dative erfiðum
genitive erfiðra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative erfiði erfiða erfiða
acc/dat/gen erfiða erfiðu
plural (all-case) erfiðu
Comparative forms of erfiður
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) erfiðari erfiðari erfiðara
plural (all-case) erfiðari
Superlative forms of erfiður
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative erfiðastur erfiðust erfiðast
accusative erfiðastan erfiðasta
dative erfiðustum erfiðastri erfiðustu
genitive erfiðasts erfiðastrar erfiðasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative erfiðastir erfiðastar erfiðust
accusative erfiðasta
dative erfiðustum
genitive erfiðastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative erfiðasti erfiðasta erfiðasta
acc/dat/gen erfiðasta erfiðustu
plural (all-case) erfiðustu
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