hvorugur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hvárugr, from older hvárgi, from hvárr + -gi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʰvɔːrʏːɣʏr], [ˈxʷɔːrʏːɣʏr]
- Rhymes: -ɔːrʏːɣʏr
Pronoun
hvorugur (feminine hvorug, neuter hvorugt)
- (of two options) neither
Usage notes
- Used in the singular when referring to two individuals, or proscribed in the plural.
- Used in the plural when referring to two groups.
Declension
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hvorugur | hvorug | hvorugt | |
| accusative | hvorugan, hvornugan1 | hvoruga | ||
| dative | hvorugum | hvorugri | hvorugu | |
| genitive | hvorugs | hvorugrar | hvorugs | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | hvorugir | hvorugar | hvorug | |
| accusative | hvoruga | |||
| dative | hvorugum | |||
| genitive | hvorugra | |||
1Archaic/obsolete.
Derived terms
- hvorttveggja
- hvorugkyn
- hvorumegin
- hvorummegin
See also
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “hvorugur”, 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
- “hvorugur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)