fjáður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse *féaðr, whence also Faroese fíggjaður; derived from fé +‎ -aðr (equivalent to modern Icelandic fé +‎ -aður).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfjauːðʏr/
    Rhymes: -auːðʏr

Adjective

fjáður (comparative fjáðari, superlative fjáðastur)

  1. wealthy, having plenty of money
  2. (with adverbial qualifiers such as vel (“well”) or illa (“badly”)) of such and such means
    vel fjáður ― well-to-do
    illa fjáður ― of meager means

Inflection

References

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