dauður
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic *daudaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
dauður (comparative dauðari, superlative dauðastur)
Usage notes[edit]
Dauður is in most circumstances a cold and heartless term that is not used for people (except when showing contempt). Dáinn and látinn are more respectful and are used instead.
Inflection[edit]
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | dauðari | dauðari | dauðara |
accusative | dauðari | dauðari | dauðara |
dative | dauðari | dauðari | dauðara |
genitive | dauðari | dauðari | dauðara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | dauðari | dauðari | dauðari |
accusative | dauðari | dauðari | dauðari |
dative | dauðari | dauðari | dauðari |
genitive | dauðari | dauðari | dauðari |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | dauðastur | dauðust | dauðast |
accusative | dauðastan | dauðasta | dauðast |
dative | dauðustum | dauðastri | dauðustu |
genitive | dauðasts | dauðastrar | dauðasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | dauðastir | dauðastar | dauðust |
accusative | dauðasta | dauðastar | dauðust |
dative | dauðustum | dauðustum | dauðustum |
genitive | dauðastra | dauðastra | dauðastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | dauðasti | dauðasta | dauðasta |
accusative | dauðasta | dauðustu | dauðasta |
dative | dauðasta | dauðustu | dauðasta |
genitive | dauðasta | dauðustu | dauðasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | dauðustu | dauðustu | dauðustu |
accusative | dauðustu | dauðustu | dauðustu |
dative | dauðustu | dauðustu | dauðustu |
genitive | dauðustu | dauðustu | dauðustu |
Derived terms[edit]
- fyrr skal ég dauður liggja (over my dead body)
- steindauður
- dauður sjór (sea where no fish is caught)