snöggur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse snøggr, snǫggr, related to Proto-Germanic *snauþuz. Cognate with Swedish snygg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstnœkːʏr/
    Rhymes: -œkːʏr

Adjective

snöggur (comparative sneggri or snöggari, superlative sneggstur or snöggastur)

  1. (of hair, grass, etc.) short
  2. quick, swift, speedy

Declension

Positive forms of snöggur (umlauted-comp)
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative snöggur snögg snöggt
accusative snöggan snögga
dative snöggum snöggri snöggu
genitive snöggs snöggrar snöggs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative snöggir snöggar snögg
accusative snögga
dative snöggum
genitive snöggra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative snöggi snögga snögga
acc/dat/gen snögga snöggu
plural (all-case) snöggu
Comparative forms of snöggur (umlauted-comp)
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) sneggri, snöggari sneggri, snöggari sneggra, snöggara
plural (all-case) sneggri, snöggari
Superlative forms of snöggur (umlauted-comp)
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sneggstur, snöggastur sneggst, snöggust sneggst, snöggast
accusative sneggstan, snöggastan sneggsta, snöggasta
dative sneggstum, snöggustum sneggstri, snöggastri sneggstu, snöggustu
genitive sneggsts, snöggasts sneggstrar, snöggastrar sneggsts, snöggasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sneggstir, snöggastir sneggstar, snöggastar sneggst, snöggust
accusative sneggsta, snöggasta
dative sneggstum, snöggustum
genitive sneggstra, snöggastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sneggsti, snöggasti sneggsta, snöggasta sneggsta, snöggasta
acc/dat/gen sneggsta, snöggasta sneggstu, snöggustu
plural (all-case) sneggstu, snöggustu
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