flottur

See also: fløttur

Icelandic

Etymology

Akin to Danish flot (“nice, pleasant, cool”), both borrowed from Low German vlot. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną (“to stream, float”). See also German flott (“stylish, charming”).[1]

Adjective

flottur (comparative flottari, superlative flottastur)

  1. flashy, stylish, smart, good-looking

Declension

Positive forms of flottur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative flottur flott flott
accusative flottan flotta
dative flottum flottri flottu
genitive flotts flottrar flotts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative flottir flottar flott
accusative flotta
dative flottum
genitive flottra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative flotti flotta flotta
acc/dat/gen flotta flottu
plural (all-case) flottu
Comparative forms of flottur
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) flottari flottari flottara
plural (all-case) flottari
Superlative forms of flottur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative flottastur flottust flottast
accusative flottastan flottasta
dative flottustum flottastri flottustu
genitive flottasts flottastrar flottasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative flottastir flottastar flottust
accusative flottasta
dative flottustum
genitive flottastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative flottasti flottasta flottasta
acc/dat/gen flottasta flottustu
plural (all-case) flottustu

References

  1. ^ “flot” in Den Danske Ordbog

Further reading

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