kasmekktur

Icelandic

Etymology

Coined by the Icelandic author Halldór Laxness from the epic novel Sjálfstætt fólk ("Independent People") when describing weather conditions. From kas- (“heap”) +‎ mekktur (“with a mane”), from the noun makki (“mane”).[1]

Adjective

kasmekktur

  1. probably signifying a thick heap of clouds, reminiscent of a horse's mane
    • Sjálfstætt fólk ("Independent People") by Halldór Laxness
      Hann var kasmekktur á Bláfjöll, með brunagaddi og hægu skafroki, fé á innistöðu.
      He was thick clouded at Bláfjöll, with a very strong frost and drifting winds, and livestock in the house.

Declension

Positive forms of kasmekktur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kasmekktur kasmekkt kasmekkt
accusative kasmekktan kasmekkta
dative kasmekktum kasmekktri kasmekktu
genitive kasmekkts kasmekktrar kasmekkts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative kasmekktir kasmekktar kasmekkt
accusative kasmekkta
dative kasmekktum
genitive kasmekktra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kasmekkti kasmekkta kasmekkta
acc/dat/gen kasmekkta kasmekktu
plural (all-case) kasmekktu

References

  1. ^ Icelandic Web of Science: Hvað er þetta 'kas' þegar konur eru kasólettar? (“What does the kas in kasólettur mean?”)
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