gjöfull

See also: gjǫfull

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gjǫfull, from Proto-Germanic *gebulaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcœːvʏtl/
    Rhymes: -œːvʏtl

Adjective

gjöfull (comparative gjöfulli, superlative gjöfulastur or gjöflastur)

  1. generous, giving, open-handed

Declension

Positive forms of gjöfull
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gjöfull gjöful gjöfult
accusative gjöfulan, gjöflan1 gjöfula, gjöfla1
dative gjöfulum, gjöflum1 gjöfulli gjöfulu, gjöflu1
genitive gjöfuls gjöfullar gjöfuls
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gjöfulir, gjöflir1 gjöfular, gjöflar1 gjöful
accusative gjöfula, gjöfla1
dative gjöfulum, gjöflum1
genitive gjöfulla
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gjöfuli, gjöfli1 gjöfula, gjöfla1 gjöfula, gjöfla1
acc/dat/gen gjöfula, gjöfla1 gjöfulu, gjöflu1
plural (all-case) gjöfulu, gjöflu1

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Comparative forms of gjöfull
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) gjöfulli gjöfulli gjöfulla
plural (all-case) gjöfulli
Superlative forms of gjöfull
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gjöfulastur, gjöflastur gjöfulust, gjöflust gjöfulast, gjöflast
accusative gjöfulastan, gjöflastan gjöfulasta, gjöflasta
dative gjöfulustum, gjöflustum gjöfulastri, gjöflastri gjöfulustu, gjöflustu
genitive gjöfulasts, gjöflasts gjöfulastrar, gjöflastrar gjöfulasts, gjöflasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gjöfulastir, gjöflastir gjöfulastar, gjöflastar gjöfulust, gjöflust
accusative gjöfulasta, gjöflasta
dative gjöfulustum, gjöflustum
genitive gjöfulastra, gjöflastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gjöfulasti, gjöflasti gjöfulasta, gjöflasta gjöfulasta, gjöflasta
acc/dat/gen gjöfulasta, gjöflasta gjöfulustu, gjöflustu
plural (all-case) gjöfulustu, gjöflustu

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “gjöf”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “gjöfull”, 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
  • “gjöfull” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)