léttur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈljɛhtʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɛhtʏr

Adjective

léttur (comparative léttari, superlative léttastur)

  1. light (not weighing much)
  2. light (of consistency)
  3. easy

Declension

Positive forms of léttur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative léttur létt létt
accusative léttan létta
dative léttum léttri léttu
genitive létts léttrar létts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative léttir léttar létt
accusative létta
dative léttum
genitive léttra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative létti létta létta
acc/dat/gen létta léttu
plural (all-case) léttu
Comparative forms of léttur
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) léttari léttari léttara
plural (all-case) léttari
Superlative forms of léttur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative léttastur léttust léttast
accusative léttastan léttasta
dative léttustum léttastri léttustu
genitive léttasts léttastrar léttasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative léttastir léttastar léttust
accusative léttasta
dative léttustum
genitive léttastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative léttasti léttasta léttasta
acc/dat/gen léttasta léttustu
plural (all-case) léttustu

Derived terms