frómur

Icelandic

Etymology

Cognate with Swedish from (“pious”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ouːmʏr

Adjective

frómur (comparative frómari, superlative frómastur)

1. honest

   Synonym: óstelvís

2. pious

   Synonyms: guðhræddur, trúrækinn

Declension

Positive forms of frómur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	frómur	fróm	frómt
	accusative	fróman	fróma
	dative	frómum	frómri	frómu
	genitive	fróms	frómrar	fróms
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	frómir	frómar	fróm
	accusative	fróma
	dative	frómum
	genitive	frómra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	frómi	fróma	fróma
	acc/dat/gen	fróma	frómu
	plural (all-case)	frómu

Comparative forms of frómur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	frómari	frómari	frómara
	plural (all-case)	frómari

Superlative forms of frómur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	frómastur	frómust	frómast
	accusative	frómastan	frómasta
	dative	frómustum	frómastri	frómustu
	genitive	frómasts	frómastrar	frómasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	frómastir	frómastar	frómust
	accusative	frómasta
	dative	frómustum
	genitive	frómastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	frómasti	frómasta	frómasta
	acc/dat/gen	frómasta	frómustu
	plural (all-case)	frómustu

Derived terms

• frómt frá sagt (“to tell the truth, as a matter of fact, frankly”)