óveður

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• óviðri (uncommon)

Etymology

From Old Norse óveðr. Equivalent to ó- +‎ veður. Cognate with English unweather and Danish uvejr, all from Proto-Germanic *unwedrą (“bad weather, storm”).

Noun

óveður n

1. very bad weather; very stormy weather (usually with rain)

Declension

declension of óveður

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	óveður	óveðrið	óveður	óveðrin
accusative	óveður	óveðrið	óveður	óveðrin
dative	óveðri	óveðrinu	óveðrum	óveðrunum
genitive	óveðurs	óveðursins	óveðra	óveðranna

Synonyms

• illviðri, aftakaveður, vonskuveður, ofsaveður
• hvassviðri (“stormy weather”)