neðri

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈneðrɪ/

Adjective

neðri (comparative only, superlative neðstur)

  1. lower, farther below

Declension

Comparative forms of neðri (comparative-only)
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) neðri neðri neðra
plural (all-case) neðri
Superlative forms of neðri (comparative-only)
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative neðstur neðst neðst
accusative neðstan neðsta
dative neðstum neðstri neðstu
genitive neðsts neðstrar neðsts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative neðstir neðstar neðst
accusative neðsta
dative neðstum
genitive neðstra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative neðsti neðsta neðsta
acc/dat/gen neðsta neðstu
plural (all-case) neðstu

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • neðarri

Etymology

Originally a comparative of the adverb niðr (down, downwards), itself from Proto-Germanic *niþer.

Adjective

neðri (comparative neðri, superlative neztr)

  1. (comparative degree) lower, nether
  2. (superlative degree) lowest, nethermost

Inflection

This word is one of a little handful of adjectives with defective inflection, existing only in the comparative and superlative forms.

Comparative declension of neðri
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative neðri neðri neðra
accusative neðra neðri neðra
dative neðra neðri neðra
genitive neðra neðri neðra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative neðri neðri neðri
accusative neðri neðri neðri
dative neðrum neðrum neðrum
genitive neðri neðri neðri
Strong declension of superlative of neðri
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative neztr nezt nezt
accusative neztan nezta nezt
dative neztum neztri neztu
genitive nezts neztrar nezts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative neztir neztar nezt
accusative nezta neztar nezt
dative neztum neztum neztum
genitive neztra neztra neztra
Weak declension of superlative of neðri
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative nezti nezta nezta
accusative nezta neztu nezta
dative nezta neztu nezta
genitive nezta neztu nezta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative neztu neztu neztu
accusative neztu neztu neztu
dative neztum neztum neztum
genitive neztu neztu neztu

Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nedre (comparative), nedste (superlative)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nedre

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “neðri”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 311; also available at the Internet Archive
  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “neðri”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 313; also available at the Internet Archive