níræður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse nírœðr. By surface analysis, ní- (“nine”) +‎ -ræður (denoting quantity, age).

Adjective

níræður (not comparable)

  1. ninety years old; ninety, nonagenarian
  2. ninety fathoms tall/deep/long/across/etc. (which is ninety of a unit)

Usage notes

  • Also used as a noun in the neuter singular, e.g. vera um nírætt (“be about ninety”), hafa tvo um nírætt (“be ninety-two”).

Declension

Positive forms of níræður
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative níræður níræð nírætt
accusative níræðan níræða
dative níræðum níræðri níræðu
genitive níræðs níræðrar níræðs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative níræðir níræðar níræð
accusative níræða
dative níræðum
genitive níræðra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative níræði níræða níræða
acc/dat/gen níræða níræðu
plural (all-case) níræðu

Synonyms

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), “níræður”, 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
  • “níræður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • “níræður”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024
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