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