leiður
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse leiðr, from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz. Compare German leid, where "einer Sache leid sein" (to be tired of something), still has the same meaning like the Icelandic cognate.
Pronunciation
Adjective
leiður (comparative leiðari, superlative leiðastur)
- (archaic or poetic) wearisome, annoying
- annoyed, vexed; especially with preposition á: fed up (with), tired (of)
- Ég er orðinn leiður á þessu.
- I have grown tired of this. / I’m fed up with this.
- Ég er orðinn leiður á þessu.
- sad
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | leiðari | leiðari | leiðara |
accusative | leiðari | leiðari | leiðara |
dative | leiðari | leiðari | leiðara |
genitive | leiðari | leiðari | leiðara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | leiðari | leiðari | leiðari |
accusative | leiðari | leiðari | leiðari |
dative | leiðari | leiðari | leiðari |
genitive | leiðari | leiðari | leiðari |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | leiðastur | leiðust | leiðast |
accusative | leiðastan | leiðasta | leiðast |
dative | leiðustum | leiðastri | leiðustu |
genitive | leiðasts | leiðastrar | leiðasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | leiðastir | leiðastar | leiðust |
accusative | leiðasta | leiðastar | leiðust |
dative | leiðustum | leiðustum | leiðustum |
genitive | leiðastra | leiðastra | leiðastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | leiðasti | leiðasta | leiðasta |
accusative | leiðasta | leiðustu | leiðasta |
dative | leiðasta | leiðustu | leiðasta |
genitive | leiðasta | leiðustu | leiðasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | leiðustu | leiðustu | leiðustu |
accusative | leiðustu | leiðustu | leiðustu |
dative | leiðustu | leiðustu | leiðustu |
genitive | leiðustu | leiðustu | leiðustu |