svalur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse svalr, from Proto-Germanic *swalaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsvaːlʏr/
    Rhymes: -aːlʏr

Adjective

svalur (comparative svalari, superlative svalastur)

  1. cool, cold
    Svalur gustur.
    A cool gust of wind.
  2. (slang) cool
    Djöfulli er hún svöl!
    Fuck, she's cool!

Inflection
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative svalur svöl svalt
accusative svalan svala svalt
dative svölum svalri svölu
genitive svals svalrar svals
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative svalir svalar svöl
accusative svala svalar svöl
dative svölum svölum svölum
genitive svalra svalra svalra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative svali svala svala
accusative svala svölu svala
dative svala svölu svala
genitive svala svölu svala
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative svölu svölu svölu
accusative svölu svölu svölu
dative svölu svölu svölu
genitive svölu svölu svölu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative svalari svalari svalara
accusative svalari svalari svalara
dative svalari svalari svalara
genitive svalari svalari svalara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative svalari svalari svalari
accusative svalari svalari svalari
dative svalari svalari svalari
genitive svalari svalari svalari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative svalastur svölust svalast
accusative svalastan svalasta svalast
dative svölustum svalastri svölustu
genitive svalasts svalastrar svalasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative svalastir svalastar svölust
accusative svalasta svalastar svölust
dative svölustum svölustum svölustum
genitive svalastra svalastra svalastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative svalasti svalasta svalasta
accusative svalasta svölustu svalasta
dative svalasta svölustu svalasta
genitive svalasta svölustu svalasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative svölustu svölustu svölustu
accusative svölustu svölustu svölustu
dative svölustu svölustu svölustu
genitive svölustu svölustu svölustu

Derived terms
  • eitursvalur

See also
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.