napur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse napr (“cold, chilly; of a piercing cold wind”) whence the Old Norse nepja (“chilliness, bitter cold”) and Icelandic nepja (“bitter cold, chill”). Compare the Old Norse apr (“cold, sharp”) and nöp (“chilliness”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːpʏr

Adjective

napur (comparative naprari or napurri, superlative naprastur)

  1. biting cold
  2. sarcastic, bitter

Declension

Positive forms of napur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative napur nöpur napurt
accusative napran napra
dative nöprum napurri nöpru
genitive napurs napurrar napurs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative naprir naprar nöpur
accusative napra
dative nöprum
genitive napurra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative napri napra napra
acc/dat/gen napra nöpru
plural (all-case) nöpru
Comparative forms of napur
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) naprari, napurri naprari, napurri naprara, napurra
plural (all-case) naprari, napurri
Superlative forms of napur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative naprastur nöprust naprast
accusative naprastan naprasta
dative nöprustum naprastri nöprustu
genitive naprasts naprastrar naprasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative naprastir naprastar nöprust
accusative naprasta
dative nöprustum
genitive naprastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative naprasti naprasta naprasta
acc/dat/gen naprasta nöprustu
plural (all-case) nöprustu

Synonyms

  • (cold): kaldur
  • (bitterly sarcastic): bituryrtur
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