lítill
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse lítill, from Proto-Germanic *lītilaz. Cognate with Faroese lítil, Danish liden, Norwegian liten, Swedish liten, Elfdalian litn.
Pronunciation
Adjective
lítill (comparative minni, superlative minnstur)
Inflection
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | lítill | lítil | lítið |
accusative | lítinn | litla | lítið |
dative | litlum | lítilli | litlu |
genitive | lítils | lítillar | lítils |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | litlir | litlar | lítil |
accusative | litla | litlar | lítil |
dative | litlum | litlum | litlum |
genitive | lítilla | lítilla | lítilla |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | minnstur | minnst | minnst |
accusative | minnstan | minnsta | minnst |
dative | minnstum | minnstri | minnstu |
genitive | minnsts | minnstrar | minnsts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | minnstir | minnstar | minnst |
accusative | minnsta | minnstar | minnst |
dative | minnstum | minnstum | minnstum |
genitive | minnstra | minnstra | minnstra |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | minnsti | minnsta | minnsta |
accusative | minnsta | minnstu | minnsta |
dative | minnsta | minnstu | minnsta |
genitive | minnsta | minnstu | minnsta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | minnstu | minnstu | minnstu |
accusative | minnstu | minnstu | minnstu |
dative | minnstu | minnstu | minnstu |
genitive | minnstu | minnstu | minnstu |
Derived terms
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *lītilaz (“small, little, few”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃 (leitils). The comparative and superlative degrees are from Proto-Germanic *minnizô and *minnistaz respectively, ultimately being degrees of Proto-Indo-European *minu- (“small”), but are already inflections of *lītilaz at the Proto-Germanic stage.
Adjective
lítill (comparative minni, superlative minnstr)
Inflection
This word has a suppletive inflection, using another root in the comparative and superlative forms, than in the positive form. Before the consonant cluster found in the contracted forms, the central vowel is shortened from í to i, so that lítlir > litlir. Note also the unexpected -nn ending in the masculine accusative singular form (lítinn instead of litlan), and the -t ending in the nominative and accusative singular neuter forms (lítit instead of lítilt).
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | lítill | lítil | lítit |
accusative | lítinn | litla | lítit |
dative | litlum | lítilli | litlu |
genitive | lítils | lítillar | lítils |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | litlir | litlar | lítil |
accusative | litla | litlar | lítil |
dative | litlum | litlum | litlum |
genitive | lítilla | lítilla | lítilla |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | minnstr | minnst | minnst |
accusative | minnstan | minnsta | minnst |
dative | minnstum | minnstri | minnstu |
genitive | minnsts | minnstrar | minnsts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | minnstir | minnstar | minnst |
accusative | minnsta | minnstar | minnst |
dative | minnstum | minnstum | minnstum |
genitive | minnstra | minnstra | minnstra |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | minnsti | minnsta | minnsta |
accusative | minnsta | minnstu | minnsta |
dative | minnsta | minnstu | minnsta |
genitive | minnsta | minnstu | minnsta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | minnstu | minnstu | minnstu |
accusative | minnstu | minnstu | minnstu |
dative | minnstum | minnstum | minnstum |
genitive | minnstu | minnstu | minnstu |
Antonyms
Descendants
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/iːtɪtl
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic 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 entries with language name categories using raw markup
- Old Norse suppletive adjectives