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margur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse margr, either an independent word from Proto-Germanic *margaz related to mor and merja, or derived from mangr (< Proto-Germanic *managaz) under the influence of such words.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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margur (comparative fleiri, superlative flestur)

  1. many, a lot of
    Margir segja að þú sért klár.
    Many say that you are smart.
    Af hverju fékk hún fleiri sykurpúða í kakóið en ég?
    Why does her chocolate have more marshmallows than mine?
    Flest fólk langar að líða vel.
    Most people want to feel good.
    Var það nokkuð fleira?
    Will there be anything else?
  2. much, many things
    Hann hefur margt að gera, enda hefur hann nóg á sinni könnu.
    He has a lot to do, since he has his hands full.

Declension

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Positive forms of margur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative margur mörg margt
accusative margan marga
dative mörgum margri mörgu
genitive margs margrar margs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative margir margar mörg
accusative marga
dative mörgum
genitive margra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative marga
acc/dat/gen
plural (all-case) mörgu
Comparative forms of margur
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) fleiri fleiri fleira
plural (all-case) fleiri
Superlative forms of margur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative flestur flest flest
accusative flestan flesta
dative flestum flestri flestu
genitive flests flestrar flests
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative flestir flestar flest
accusative flesta
dative flestum
genitive flestra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative flesti flesta flesta
acc/dat/gen flesta flestu
plural (all-case) flestu

Derived terms

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References

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