nakinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse nakinn, nǫkkviðr (naked), from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (naked, bare).

Adjective

nakinn (comparative naktari, superlative naktastur)

  1. naked

Declension

Positive forms of nakinn
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative nakinn nakin nakið
accusative nakinn nakta
dative nöktum nakinni, naktri1 nöktu
genitive nakins nakinnar, naktrar nakins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative naktir naktar nakin
accusative nakta
dative nöktum
genitive nakinna
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative nakti nakta nakta
acc/dat/gen nakta nöktu
plural (all-case) nöktu

1In fixed expressions.

Comparative forms of nakinn
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) naktari naktari naktara
plural (all-case) naktari
Superlative forms of nakinn
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative naktastur nöktust naktast
accusative naktastan naktasta
dative nöktustum naktastri nöktustu
genitive naktasts naktastrar naktasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative naktastir naktastar nöktust
accusative naktasta
dative nöktustum
genitive naktastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative naktasti naktasta naktasta
acc/dat/gen naktasta nöktustu
plural (all-case) nöktustu

Derived terms

  • allsnakinn
  • alnakinn
  • blánakinn
  • hálfnakinn
  • kviknakinn
  • sauðnakinn

See also