heppinn

Icelandic

Etymology

Perhaps of exclamatory origin, from the base *hi- found in the second element of Danish forhippet (“eager to achieve something”), hige (“to wish strongly”), Norwegian Nynorsk heppen, forhippen, hike. Also cognate with Swedish häpen.

Adjective

heppinn (comparative heppnari, superlative heppnastur)

1. lucky, fortunate

Declension

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	heppinn	heppin	heppið
accusative	heppinn	heppna	heppið
dative	heppnum	heppinni	heppnu
genitive	heppins	heppinnar	heppins
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	heppnir	heppnar	heppin
accusative	heppna	heppnar	heppin
dative	heppnum	heppnum	heppnum
genitive	heppinna	heppinna	heppinna

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	heppni	heppna	heppna
accusative	heppna	heppnu	heppna
dative	heppna	heppnu	heppna
genitive	heppna	heppnu	heppna
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	heppnu	heppnu	heppnu
accusative	heppnu	heppnu	heppnu
dative	heppnu	heppnu	heppnu
genitive	heppnu	heppnu	heppnu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	heppnari	heppnari	heppnara
accusative	heppnari	heppnari	heppnara
dative	heppnari	heppnari	heppnara
genitive	heppnari	heppnari	heppnara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	heppnari	heppnari	heppnari
accusative	heppnari	heppnari	heppnari
dative	heppnari	heppnari	heppnari
genitive	heppnari	heppnari	heppnari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	heppnastur	heppnust	heppnast
accusative	heppnastan	heppnasta	heppnast
dative	heppnustum	heppnastri	heppnustu
genitive	heppnasts	heppnastrar	heppnasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	heppnastir	heppnastar	heppnust
accusative	heppnasta	heppnastar	heppnust
dative	heppnustum	heppnustum	heppnustum
genitive	heppnastra	heppnastra	heppnastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	heppnasti	heppnasta	heppnasta
accusative	heppnasta	heppnustu	heppnasta
dative	heppnasta	heppnustu	heppnasta
genitive	heppnasta	heppnustu	heppnasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	heppnustu	heppnustu	heppnustu
accusative	heppnustu	heppnustu	heppnustu
dative	heppnustu	heppnustu	heppnustu
genitive	heppnustu	heppnustu	heppnustu