vanur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vanr, from Proto-Germanic *wanaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaːnʏr/
    Rhymes: -aːnʏr

Adjective

vanur (comparative vanari, superlative vanastur)

  1. experienced
  2. (in connection with habit) to be used to doing something
    Ég er vanur að horfa á sjónvarpið þegar ég er búinn að vinna.
    I'm used to watching the TV when I get home from work.

Declension

Positive forms of vanur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vanur vön vant
accusative vanan vana
dative vönum vanri vönu
genitive vans vanrar vans
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vanir vanar vön
accusative vana
dative vönum
genitive vanra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vani vana vana
acc/dat/gen vana vönu
plural (all-case) vönu
Comparative forms of vanur
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) vanari vanari vanara
plural (all-case) vanari
Superlative forms of vanur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vanastur vönust vanast
accusative vanastan vanasta
dative vönustum vanastri vönustu
genitive vanasts vanastrar vanasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vanastir vanastar vönust
accusative vanasta
dative vönustum
genitive vanastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vanasti vanasta vanasta
acc/dat/gen vanasta vönustu
plural (all-case) vönustu

Derived terms

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