nískur
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
the word is earliest attested in 16. century. the word is found in all Scandinavian dialects & German and is presumed only coincidentally not found earlier, rather than borrowed
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
nískur (comparative nískari, superlative nískastur)
Declension[edit]
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | nískari | nískari | nískara |
accusative | nískari | nískari | nískara |
dative | nískari | nískari | nískara |
genitive | nískari | nískari | nískara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | nískari | nískari | nískari |
accusative | nískari | nískari | nískari |
dative | nískari | nískari | nískari |
genitive | nískari | nískari | nískari |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | nískastur | nískust | nískast |
accusative | nískastan | nískasta | nískast |
dative | nískustum | nískastri | nískustu |
genitive | nískasts | nískastrar | nískasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | nískastir | nískastar | nískust |
accusative | nískasta | nískastar | nískust |
dative | nískustum | nískustum | nískustum |
genitive | nískastra | nískastra | nískastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | nískasti | nískasta | nískasta |
accusative | nískasta | nískustu | nískasta |
dative | nískasta | nískustu | nískasta |
genitive | nískasta | nískustu | nískasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | nískustu | nískustu | nískustu |
accusative | nískustu | nískustu | nískustu |
dative | nískustu | nískustu | nískustu |
genitive | nískustu | nískustu | nískustu |
Related terms[edit]
- níska (“parsimony, stinginess”)