gamall
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse gamall, from Proto-Germanic *gamalaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gamall (comparative eldri, superlative elstur)
- old
- Colossians 3:9
- Ljúgið ekki hver að öðrum, því þér hafið afklæðst hinum gamla manni með gjörðum hans.
- Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices.
- Ljúgið ekki hver að öðrum, því þér hafið afklæðst hinum gamla manni með gjörðum hans.
- Hvað er mamma þín gömul? — Hún er fjörutíu og níu ára gömul.
- How old is your mom? — She's forty-nine years old.
- Hvað ertu gamall?
- Colossians 3:9
- old, ancient
Declension
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | gamall | gömul | gamalt |
accusative | gamlan | gamla | gamalt |
dative | gömlum | gamalli | gömlu |
genitive | gamals | gamallar | gamals |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | gamlir | gamlar | gömul |
accusative | gamla | gamlar | gömul |
dative | gömlum | gömlum | gömlum |
genitive | gamalla | gamalla | gamalla |
Derived terms
See also
Old Norse
Etymology
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(deprecated template usage) The positive form is from Proto-Germanic *gamalaz. The comparative and superlative forms are from Proto-Germanic *alþizô and *alþistaz respectively, comparison forms of the positive *aldaz (“old”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós, ultimately from the root *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”). Confer with English old – elder – eldest.
Adjective
gamall (comparative ellri, superlative ellztr)
- old
- opt er gott þat er gamlir kveða
- old men's sayings are often good
- old, aged; of a certain age
- hve gamall maðr ertu
- how old art thou?
Inflection
This word has a suppletive inflection, using another root in the comparative and superlative forms, than in the positive form.
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | gamall | gǫmul | gamalt |
accusative | gamlan | gamla | gamalt |
dative | gǫmlum | gamalli | gǫmlu |
genitive | gamals | gamallar | gamals |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | gamlir | gamlar | gǫmul |
accusative | gamla | gamlar | gǫmul |
dative | gǫmlum | gǫmlum | gǫmlum |
genitive | gamalla | gamalla | gamalla |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | ellztr | ellzt | ellzt |
accusative | ellztan | ellzta | ellzt |
dative | ellztum | ellztri | ellztu |
genitive | ellzts | ellztrar | ellzts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | ellztir | ellztar | ellzt |
accusative | ellzta | ellztar | ellzt |
dative | ellztum | ellztum | ellztum |
genitive | ellztra | ellztra | ellztra |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | ellzti | ellzta | ellzta |
accusative | ellzta | ellztu | ellzta |
dative | ellzta | ellztu | ellzta |
genitive | ellzta | ellztu | ellzta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | ellztu | ellztu | ellztu |
accusative | ellztu | ellztu | ellztu |
dative | ellztum | ellztum | ellztum |
genitive | ellztu | ellztu | ellztu |
Descendants
References
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/aːmatl
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic adjectives
- Icelandic terms with usage examples
- Icelandic irregular adjectives
- Icelandic suppletive adjectives
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse adjectives
- Old Norse terms with usage examples
- Old Norse suppletive adjectives