jafn
See also: jafn-
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse jafn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz. Compare Faroese javnur, Norwegian Bokmål jevn, Norwegian Nynorsk jamn, Swedish jämn, Danish jævn, English even, Dutch even, and effen, German eben.
Pronunciation
Adjective
jafn (comparative jafnari, superlative jafnastur)
- even
- equal
- Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Icelandic, English)
- Hver maður er borinn frjáls og jafn öðrum að virðingu og réttindum. Menn eru gæddir vitsmunum og samvizku, og ber þeim að breyta bróðurlega hverjum við annan.
- All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
- Hver maður er borinn frjáls og jafn öðrum að virðingu og réttindum. Menn eru gæddir vitsmunum og samvizku, og ber þeim að breyta bróðurlega hverjum við annan.
- Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Icelandic, English)
- (arithmetic, not comparable) even; (leaving no remainder when divided by 2)Template:jump
Synonyms
Derived terms
- jafn að ummáli (isoperimetric)
- jafnhallaferill
- jöfnuður
- jafnaðarstefna
- ummálsjafn (isoperimetric)
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ebnaz.
Adjective
jafn (comparative jafnari, superlative jafnastr)
Declension
Strong declension of jafn
Weak declension of jafn
Declension of jafn
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | jafnari | jafnari | jafnara |
accusative | jafnara | jafnari | jafnara |
dative | jafnara | jafnari | jafnara |
genitive | jafnara | jafnari | jafnara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | jafnari | jafnari | jafnari |
accusative | jafnari | jafnari | jafnari |
dative | jǫfnurum | jǫfnurum | jǫfnurum |
genitive | jafnari | jafnari | jafnari |
Strong declension of superlative of jafn
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | jafnastr | jǫfnust | jafnastt |
accusative | jafnastan | jafnasta | jafnastt |
dative | jǫfnustum | jafnastri | jǫfnustu |
genitive | jafnasts | jafnastrar | jafnasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | jafnastir | jafnastar | jǫfnust |
accusative | jafnasta | jafnastar | jǫfnust |
dative | jǫfnustum | jǫfnustum | jǫfnustum |
genitive | jafnastra | jafnastra | jafnastra |
Weak declension of superlative of jafn
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | jafnasti | jafnasta | jafnasta |
accusative | jafnasta | jǫfnustu | jafnasta |
dative | jafnasta | jǫfnustu | jafnasta |
genitive | jafnasta | jǫfnustu | jafnasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | jǫfnustu | jǫfnustu | jǫfnustu |
accusative | jǫfnustu | jǫfnustu | jǫfnustu |
dative | jǫfnustum | jǫfnustum | jǫfnustum |
genitive | jǫfnustu | jǫfnustu | jǫfnustu |
Related terms
Descendants
References
- jafn in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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