rosalegur

Icelandic

Etymology

From an element rosa + -legur, the former from rosi (rainy and windy weather; storminess), apparently related to Norwegian ros (avalanche, scratch).

Adjective

rosalegur (comparative rosalegri, superlative rosalegastur)

  1. terrible, horrible
    Synonyms: hræðilegur, ofsalegur, svakalegur
  2. fantastic, excellent
    Synonym: geysilegur
  3. huge, enormous, unbelievable in magnitude

Declension

Positive forms of rosalegur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative rosalegur rosaleg rosalegt
accusative rosalegan rosalega
dative rosalegum rosalegri rosalegu
genitive rosalegs rosalegrar rosalegs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative rosalegir rosalegar rosaleg
accusative rosalega
dative rosalegum
genitive rosalegra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative rosalegi rosalega rosalega
acc/dat/gen rosalega rosalegu
plural (all-case) rosalegu
Comparative forms of rosalegur
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) rosalegri rosalegri rosalegra
plural (all-case) rosalegri
Superlative forms of rosalegur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative rosalegastur rosalegust rosalegast
accusative rosalegastan rosalegasta
dative rosalegustum rosalegastri rosalegustu
genitive rosalegasts rosalegastrar rosalegasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative rosalegastir rosalegastar rosalegust
accusative rosalegasta
dative rosalegustum
genitive rosalegastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative rosalegasti rosalegasta rosalegasta
acc/dat/gen rosalegasta rosalegustu
plural (all-case) rosalegustu

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