heilagur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse heilagr, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaiːlavʊɹ/

Adjective

heilagur (comparative heilagari, superlative heilagstur)

1. holy

Declension

Declension of heilagur (a3-heilagur)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	heilagur	heilug/ heilag	heilagt
accusative	halgan/ heilagan	halga/ heilaga	heilagt
dative	halgum/ heilagum	halgari/ heilagari	halgum/ heilagum
genitive	heilags	heilagar	heilags
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	halgir/ heilagir	halgar/ heilagar	heilug/ heilag
accusative	halgar/ heilagar	halgar/ heilagar	heilug/ heilag
dative	halgum/ heilagum	halgum/ heilagum	halgum/ heilagum
genitive	heilaga	heilaga	heilaga

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse heilagr, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheilaɣʏr/, [ˈheiːlaɣʏr̥]

Adjective

heilagur (comparative heilagari or heilagri, superlative heilagastur)

1. holy

Declension

Positive forms of heilagur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heilagur	heilög	heilagt
	accusative	heilagan	heilaga
	dative	heilögum	heilagri	heilögu
	genitive	heilags	heilagrar	heilags
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heilagir	heilagar	heilög
	accusative	heilaga
	dative	heilögum
	genitive	heilagra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heilagi	heilaga	heilaga
	acc/dat/gen	heilaga	heilögu
	plural (all-case)	heilögu

Comparative forms of heilagur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	heilagari, heilagri	heilagari, heilagri	heilagara, heilagra
	plural (all-case)	heilagari, heilagri

Superlative forms of heilagur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heilagastur	heilögust	heilagast
	accusative	heilagastan	heilagasta
	dative	heilögustum	heilagastri	heilögustu
	genitive	heilagasts	heilagastrar	heilagasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heilagastir	heilagastar	heilögust
	accusative	heilagasta
	dative	heilögustum
	genitive	heilagastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heilagasti	heilagasta	heilagasta
	acc/dat/gen	heilagasta	heilögustu
	plural (all-case)	heilögustu

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “heilagur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “heilagur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
• “heilagur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)