stirður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stirðr, from Proto-Germanic *sterþjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ster (“strong, steady”).[1] Cognate with Faroese stirdur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɪrðʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ɪrðʏr

Adjective

stirður (comparative stirðari, superlative stirðastur)

  1. stiff, rigid
    Synonym: stífur
  2. morose, surly
    Synonyms: önugur, fýldur
  3. (of poetry) clumsy, clunky, lacking fluency

Declension

Positive forms of stirður
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative stirður stirð stirt
accusative stirðan stirða
dative stirðum stirðri stirðu
genitive stirðs stirðrar stirðs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative stirðir stirðar stirð
accusative stirða
dative stirðum
genitive stirðra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative stirði stirða stirða
acc/dat/gen stirða stirðu
plural (all-case) stirðu
Comparative forms of stirður
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) stirðari stirðari stirðara
plural (all-case) stirðari
Superlative forms of stirður
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative stirðastur stirðust stirðast
accusative stirðastan stirðasta
dative stirðustum stirðastri stirðustu
genitive stirðasts stirðastrar stirðasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative stirðastir stirðastar stirðust
accusative stirðasta
dative stirðustum
genitive stirðastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative stirðasti stirðasta stirðasta
acc/dat/gen stirðasta stirðustu
plural (all-case) stirðustu

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1022-27”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1022-27
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