flottur

See also: fløttur

Icelandic

Etymology

Akin to Danish flot (“nice, pleasant, cool”), both borrowed from Low German vlot. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną (“to stream, float”). See also German flott (“stylish, charming”).

Adjective

flottur (comparative flottari, superlative flottastur)

1. flashy, stylish, smart, good-looking

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	flottur	flott	flott
accusative	flottan	flotta	flott
dative	flottum	flottri	flottu
genitive	flotts	flottrar	flotts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	flottir	flottar	flott
accusative	flotta	flottar	flott
dative	flottum	flottum	flottum
genitive	flottra	flottra	flottra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	flotti	flotta	flotta
accusative	flotta	flottu	flotta
dative	flotta	flottu	flotta
genitive	flotta	flottu	flotta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	flottu	flottu	flottu
accusative	flottu	flottu	flottu
dative	flottu	flottu	flottu
genitive	flottu	flottu	flottu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	flottari	flottari	flottara
accusative	flottari	flottari	flottara
dative	flottari	flottari	flottara
genitive	flottari	flottari	flottara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	flottari	flottari	flottari
accusative	flottari	flottari	flottari
dative	flottari	flottari	flottari
genitive	flottari	flottari	flottari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	flottastur	flottust	flottast
accusative	flottastan	flottasta	flottast
dative	flottustum	flottastri	flottustu
genitive	flottasts	flottastrar	flottasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	flottastir	flottastar	flottust
accusative	flottasta	flottastar	flottust
dative	flottustum	flottustum	flottustum
genitive	flottastra	flottastra	flottastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	flottasti	flottasta	flottasta
accusative	flottasta	flottustu	flottasta
dative	flottasta	flottustu	flottasta
genitive	flottasta	flottustu	flottasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	flottustu	flottustu	flottustu
accusative	flottustu	flottustu	flottustu
dative	flottustu	flottustu	flottustu
genitive	flottustu	flottustu	flottustu

Further reading

• “flottur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)