slakur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse slakr, from Proto-Germanic *slakaz, cognate with English slack.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstlaːkʏr/
  • Rhymes: -aːkʏr

Adjective

slakur (comparative slakari, superlative slakastur)

1. slack, loose
2. lazy, slack

Declension

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	slakur	slök	slakt
accusative	slakan	slaka	slakt
dative	slökum	slakri	slöku
genitive	slaks	slakrar	slaks
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	slakir	slakar	slök
accusative	slaka	slakar	slök
dative	slökum	slökum	slökum
genitive	slakra	slakra	slakra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	slaki	slaka	slaka
accusative	slaka	slöku	slaka
dative	slaka	slöku	slaka
genitive	slaka	slöku	slaka
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	slöku	slöku	slöku
accusative	slöku	slöku	slöku
dative	slöku	slöku	slöku
genitive	slöku	slöku	slöku

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	slakari	slakari	slakara
accusative	slakari	slakari	slakara
dative	slakari	slakari	slakara
genitive	slakari	slakari	slakara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	slakari	slakari	slakari
accusative	slakari	slakari	slakari
dative	slakari	slakari	slakari
genitive	slakari	slakari	slakari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	slakastur	slökust	slakast
accusative	slakastan	slakasta	slakast
dative	slökustum	slakastri	slökustu
genitive	slakasts	slakastrar	slakasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	slakastir	slakastar	slökust
accusative	slakasta	slakastar	slökust
dative	slökustum	slökustum	slökustum
genitive	slakastra	slakastra	slakastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	slakasti	slakasta	slakasta
accusative	slakasta	slökustu	slakasta
dative	slakasta	slökustu	slakasta
genitive	slakasta	slökustu	slakasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	slökustu	slökustu	slökustu
accusative	slökustu	slökustu	slökustu
dative	slökustu	slökustu	slökustu
genitive	slökustu	slökustu	slökustu

Synonyms

• (slack, loose): slappur, laus

Related terms

• slaka
• slakna