ljúfur

See also: Ljúfur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ljúfr, from Proto-Norse ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (leubaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (to like; love).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uːvʏr

Adjective

ljúfur (comparative ljúfari, superlative ljúfastur)

  1. dear, beloved
  2. mild, gentle, sweet, tender

Declension

Positive forms of ljúfur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ljúfur ljúf ljúft
accusative ljúfan ljúfa
dative ljúfum ljúfri ljúfu
genitive ljúfs ljúfrar ljúfs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative ljúfir ljúfar ljúf
accusative ljúfa
dative ljúfum
genitive ljúfra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ljúfi ljúfa ljúfa
acc/dat/gen ljúfa ljúfu
plural (all-case) ljúfu
Comparative forms of ljúfur
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) ljúfari ljúfari ljúfara
plural (all-case) ljúfari
Superlative forms of ljúfur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ljúfastur ljúfust ljúfast
accusative ljúfastan ljúfasta
dative ljúfustum ljúfastri ljúfustu
genitive ljúfasts ljúfastrar ljúfasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative ljúfastir ljúfastar ljúfust
accusative ljúfasta
dative ljúfustum
genitive ljúfastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ljúfasti ljúfasta ljúfasta
acc/dat/gen ljúfasta ljúfustu
plural (all-case) ljúfustu

Synonyms

  • (mellow): þýður m, þýð f, þýtt n; skapmildur m, skapmild f, skapmilt n
  • (sweet): ánægjulegur m, ánægjuleg f, ánægjulegt n

Derived terms

  • ljúfur sem lamb m, ljúf sem lamb f, ljúft sem lamb n, óljúfur