mildur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mildr, from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz, whence also English mild.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪltʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɪltʏr

Adjective

mildur (comparative mildari, superlative mildastur)

  1. tender, mild, gentle
    Djúsinn er mjög mildur á bragðið.
    The juice has a very mild taste.
  2. merciful, clement
  3. (weather) mild, clement
    Síðustu dagar hafa verið mjög mildir.
    The last few days have been quite mild.
    Ég hitti hana einn mildan sumardag.
    I met her one clement summer day.

Inflection
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative mildur mild milt
accusative mildan milda milt
dative mildum mildri mildu
genitive milds mildrar milds
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative mildir mildar mild
accusative milda mildar mild
dative mildum mildum mildum
genitive mildra mildra mildra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative mildi milda milda
accusative milda mildu milda
dative milda mildu milda
genitive milda mildu milda
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative mildu mildu mildu
accusative mildu mildu mildu
dative mildu mildu mildu
genitive mildu mildu mildu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative mildari mildari mildara
accusative mildari mildari mildara
dative mildari mildari mildara
genitive mildari mildari mildara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative mildari mildari mildari
accusative mildari mildari mildari
dative mildari mildari mildari
genitive mildari mildari mildari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative mildastur mildust mildast
accusative mildastan mildasta mildast
dative mildustum mildastri mildustu
genitive mildasts mildastrar mildasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative mildastir mildastar mildust
accusative mildasta mildastar mildust
dative mildustum mildustum mildustum
genitive mildastra mildastra mildastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative mildasti mildasta mildasta
accusative mildasta mildustu mildasta
dative mildasta mildustu mildasta
genitive mildasta mildustu mildasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative mildustu mildustu mildustu
accusative mildustu mildustu mildustu
dative mildustu mildustu mildustu
genitive mildustu mildustu mildustu

Synonyms
  • (tender): blíður
  • (merciful): miskunnsamur
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