svalur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse svalr, from Proto-Germanic *swalaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsvaːlʏr/
    Rhymes: -aːlʏr

Adjective

svalur (comparative svalari, superlative svalastur)

  1. cool, cold
    Svalur gustur.
    A cool gust of wind.
  2. (slang) cool
    Djöfulli er hún svöl!
    Fuck, she's cool!

Declension

Positive forms of svalur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative svalur svöl svalt
accusative svalan svala
dative svölum svalri svölu
genitive svals svalrar svals
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative svalir svalar svöl
accusative svala
dative svölum
genitive svalra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative svali svala svala
acc/dat/gen svala svölu
plural (all-case) svölu
Comparative forms of svalur
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) svalari svalari svalara
plural (all-case) svalari
Superlative forms of svalur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative svalastur svölust svalast
accusative svalastan svalasta
dative svölustum svalastri svölustu
genitive svalasts svalastrar svalasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative svalastir svalastar svölust
accusative svalasta
dative svölustum
genitive svalastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative svalasti svalasta svalasta
acc/dat/gen svalasta svölustu
plural (all-case) svölustu

Derived terms

  • eitursvalur

See also

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