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íslenskur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse íslenzkr, from Ísland.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈistlɛnskʏr] (taken as a single word)[1]
  • IPA(key): [ˈiːs.lɛnskʏr] (taken as a compound word)
  • IPA(key): [ˈiːstlɛnskʏr] (taken as a single word, but with vowel length as if compound)
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Adjective

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íslenskur (comparative íslenskari, superlative íslenskastur)

  1. Icelandic (of or pertaining to Iceland, Icelanders or the Icelandic language)
    Synonym: (poetic) frónskur

Declension

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Positive forms of íslenskur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative íslenskur íslensk íslenskt
accusative íslenskan íslenska
dative íslenskum íslenskri íslensku
genitive íslensks íslenskrar íslensks
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative íslenskir íslenskar íslensk
accusative íslenska
dative íslenskum
genitive íslenskra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative íslenski íslenska íslenska
acc/dat/gen íslenska íslensku
plural (all-case) íslensku
Comparative forms of íslenskur
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) íslenskari íslenskari íslenskara
plural (all-case) íslenskari
Superlative forms of íslenskur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative íslenskastur íslenskust íslenskast
accusative íslenskastan íslenskasta
dative íslenskustum íslenskastri íslenskustu
genitive íslenskasts íslenskastrar íslenskasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative íslenskastir íslenskastar íslenskust
accusative íslenskasta
dative íslenskustum
genitive íslenskastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative íslenskasti íslenskasta íslenskasta
acc/dat/gen íslenskasta íslenskustu
plural (all-case) íslenskustu
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References

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  1. ^ Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson (2013), Hljóðkerfi og orðhlutakerfi Íslensku [Phonology and phonotactics of Icelandic]‎[1] (in Icelandic), page 54; 2nd edition 2017

Further reading

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