vanur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vanr, from Proto-Germanic *wanaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaːnʏr/

  Rhymes: -aːnʏr

Adjective

vanur (comparative vanari, superlative vanastur)

1. experienced
2. (in connection with habit) to be used to doing something

   Ég er vanur að horfa á sjónvarpið þegar ég er búinn að vinna.

   I'm used to watching the TV when I get home from work.

Declension

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vanur	vön	vant
accusative	vanan	vana	vant
dative	vönum	vanri	vönu
genitive	vans	vanrar	vans
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vanir	vanar	vön
accusative	vana	vanar	vön
dative	vönum	vönum	vönum
genitive	vanra	vanra	vanra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vani	vana	vana
accusative	vana	vönu	vana
dative	vana	vönu	vana
genitive	vana	vönu	vana
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vönu	vönu	vönu
accusative	vönu	vönu	vönu
dative	vönu	vönu	vönu
genitive	vönu	vönu	vönu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vanari	vanari	vanara
accusative	vanari	vanari	vanara
dative	vanari	vanari	vanara
genitive	vanari	vanari	vanara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vanari	vanari	vanari
accusative	vanari	vanari	vanari
dative	vanari	vanari	vanari
genitive	vanari	vanari	vanari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vanastur	vönust	vanast
accusative	vanastan	vanasta	vanast
dative	vönustum	vanastri	vönustu
genitive	vanasts	vanastrar	vanasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vanastir	vanastar	vönust
accusative	vanasta	vanastar	vönust
dative	vönustum	vönustum	vönustum
genitive	vanastra	vanastra	vanastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vanasti	vanasta	vanasta
accusative	vanasta	vönustu	vanasta
dative	vanasta	vönustu	vanasta
genitive	vanasta	vönustu	vanasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vönustu	vönustu	vönustu
accusative	vönustu	vönustu	vönustu
dative	vönustu	vönustu	vönustu
genitive	vönustu	vönustu	vönustu

Derived terms

• vera vanur (to be accustomed to something)
• eins og vant er