móðurlegur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse móðurligr, from Proto-Germanic *mōdērlīkaz. Equivalent to móðir +‎ -legur. Cognate with Danish moderlig, Swedish moderlig and English motherly.

Adjective

móðurlegur (comparative móðurlegri, superlative móðurlegastur)

  1. motherly, maternal

Declension

Positive forms of móðurlegur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative móðurlegur móðurleg móðurlegt
accusative móðurlegan móðurlega
dative móðurlegum móðurlegri móðurlegu
genitive móðurlegs móðurlegrar móðurlegs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative móðurlegir móðurlegar móðurleg
accusative móðurlega
dative móðurlegum
genitive móðurlegra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative móðurlegi móðurlega móðurlega
acc/dat/gen móðurlega móðurlegu
plural (all-case) móðurlegu
Comparative forms of móðurlegur
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) móðurlegri móðurlegri móðurlegra
plural (all-case) móðurlegri
Superlative forms of móðurlegur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative móðurlegastur móðurlegust móðurlegast
accusative móðurlegastan móðurlegasta
dative móðurlegustum móðurlegastri móðurlegustu
genitive móðurlegasts móðurlegastrar móðurlegasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative móðurlegastir móðurlegastar móðurlegust
accusative móðurlegasta
dative móðurlegustum
genitive móðurlegastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative móðurlegasti móðurlegasta móðurlegasta
acc/dat/gen móðurlegasta móðurlegustu
plural (all-case) móðurlegustu
  • móðurlega (“maternally”)

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