sléttur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sléttr, from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstljɛhtʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɛhtʏr

Adjective

sléttur (comparative sléttari, superlative sléttastur)

  1. level, flat
  2. smooth
  3. even, equal; (of equal value)
  4. (arithmetic, not comparable) even; (leaving no remainder when divided by 2)

Declension

Positive forms of sléttur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sléttur slétt slétt
accusative sléttan slétta
dative sléttum sléttri sléttu
genitive slétts sléttrar slétts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sléttir sléttar slétt
accusative slétta
dative sléttum
genitive sléttra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative slétti slétta slétta
acc/dat/gen slétta sléttu
plural (all-case) sléttu
Comparative forms of sléttur
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) sléttari sléttari sléttara
plural (all-case) sléttari
Superlative forms of sléttur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sléttastur sléttust sléttast
accusative sléttastan sléttasta
dative sléttustum sléttastri sléttustu
genitive sléttasts sléttastrar sléttasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sléttastir sléttastar sléttust
accusative sléttasta
dative sléttustum
genitive sléttastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sléttasti sléttasta sléttasta
acc/dat/gen sléttasta sléttustu
plural (all-case) sléttustu

Synonyms

  • (flat): flatur
  • (smooth): hrukkulaus
  • (of equal value): jafnmikill
  • (divisible by 2): jafn

Derived terms

  • segja sínar farir ekki sléttar (“to tell stories of one's hardships and troubles”)
  • slétt og fellt (“fine and dandy”)
  • skipta á sléttu (“to make an even trade”)
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