villtur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse villtr. Past participle of villa, from Proto-Germanic *wilþijaną. Has mostly replaced earlier villur (< *wilþijaz), from which the verb is ultimately derived.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪl̥tʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ɪl̥tʏr

Adjective

villtur (comparative villtari, superlative villtastur)

  1. wild, unruly, savage
  2. lost
    Erum við villt?
    Are we lost?
    Hann er villtur.
    He has lost his way.
  3. barbaric, savage
  4. uncultivated, wild, that which grows wild
  5. untamed, wild

Declension

Positive forms of villtur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative villtur villt villt
accusative villtan villta
dative villtum villtri villtu
genitive villts villtrar villts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative villtir villtar villt
accusative villta
dative villtum
genitive villtra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative villti villta villta
acc/dat/gen villta villtu
plural (all-case) villtu
Comparative forms of villtur
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) villtari villtari villtara
plural (all-case) villtari
Superlative forms of villtur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative villtastur villtust villtast
accusative villtastan villtasta
dative villtustum villtastri villtustu
genitive villtasts villtastrar villtasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative villtastir villtastar villtust
accusative villtasta
dative villtustum
genitive villtastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative villtasti villtasta villtasta
acc/dat/gen villtasta villtustu
plural (all-case) villtustu

Synonyms

  • (wild): hamslaus
  • (lost): týndur
  • (barbaric): ósiðmenntaður
  • (untamed): ótaminn

Derived terms

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