svakalegur

Icelandic

Etymology

From svaki (violence, vehemence) +‎ -legur.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʋaːkalɛɣʏr/

Adjective

svakalegur (comparative svakalegri, superlative svakalegastur)

  1. terrible
    Synonyms: hræðilegur, ofsalegur, rosalegur

Declension

Positive forms of svakalegur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative svakalegur svakaleg svakalegt
accusative svakalegan svakalega
dative svakalegum svakalegri svakalegu
genitive svakalegs svakalegrar svakalegs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative svakalegir svakalegar svakaleg
accusative svakalega
dative svakalegum
genitive svakalegra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative svakalegi svakalega svakalega
acc/dat/gen svakalega svakalegu
plural (all-case) svakalegu
Comparative forms of svakalegur
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) svakalegri svakalegri svakalegra
plural (all-case) svakalegri
Superlative forms of svakalegur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative svakalegastur svakalegust svakalegast
accusative svakalegastan svakalegasta
dative svakalegustum svakalegastri svakalegustu
genitive svakalegasts svakalegastrar svakalegasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative svakalegastir svakalegastar svakalegust
accusative svakalegasta
dative svakalegustum
genitive svakalegastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative svakalegasti svakalegasta svakalegasta
acc/dat/gen svakalegasta svakalegustu
plural (all-case) svakalegustu

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “svaka”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)