svikalaus

Icelandic

Etymology

From svik + -laus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /svɪːkaˌløyːs/
  • Rhymes: -øyːs

Noun

svikalaus (comparative svikalausari, superlative svikalausastur)

  1. guileless
    • Icelandic Bible, Heb 7:26 ([1]):
      Slíks æðsta prests höfðum vér þörf, sem er heilagur, svikalaus, óflekkaður, greindur frá syndurum og orðinn himnunum hærri.
      Such a high priest truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.

Declension

Positive forms of svikalaus
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative svikalaus svikalaus svikalaust
accusative svikalausan svikalausa
dative svikalausum svikalausri svikalausu
genitive svikalauss svikalausrar svikalauss
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative svikalausir svikalausar svikalaus
accusative svikalausa
dative svikalausum
genitive svikalausra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative svikalausi svikalausa svikalausa
acc/dat/gen svikalausa svikalausu
plural (all-case) svikalausu
Comparative forms of svikalaus
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) svikalausari svikalausari svikalausara
plural (all-case) svikalausari
Superlative forms of svikalaus
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative svikalausastur svikalausust svikalausast
accusative svikalausastan svikalausasta
dative svikalausustum svikalausastri svikalausustu
genitive svikalausasts svikalausastrar svikalausasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative svikalausastir svikalausastar svikalausust
accusative svikalausasta
dative svikalausustum
genitive svikalausastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative svikalausasti svikalausasta svikalausasta
acc/dat/gen svikalausasta svikalausustu
plural (all-case) svikalausustu