merkilegur
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]merkilegur (comparative merkilegri, superlative merkilegastur)
- remarkable
- Synonym: athyglisverður
- important, significant
- Synonym: merkur
- strange, extraordinary
- Synonym: furðulegur
Inflection
[edit] positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | merkilegur | merkileg | merkilegt |
| accusative | merkilegan | merkilega | merkilegt |
| dative | merkilegum | merkilegri | merkilegu |
| genitive | merkilegs | merkilegrar | merkilegs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | merkilegir | merkilegar | merkileg |
| accusative | merkilega | merkilegar | merkileg |
| dative | merkilegum | merkilegum | merkilegum |
| genitive | merkilegra | merkilegra | merkilegra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | merkilegi | merkilega | merkilega |
| accusative | merkilega | merkilegu | merkilega |
| dative | merkilega | merkilegu | merkilega |
| genitive | merkilega | merkilegu | merkilega |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | merkilegu | merkilegu | merkilegu |
| accusative | merkilegu | merkilegu | merkilegu |
| dative | merkilegu | merkilegu | merkilegu |
| genitive | merkilegu | merkilegu | merkilegu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | merkilegri | merkilegri | merkilegra |
| accusative | merkilegri | merkilegri | merkilegra |
| dative | merkilegri | merkilegri | merkilegra |
| genitive | merkilegri | merkilegri | merkilegra |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | merkilegri | merkilegri | merkilegri |
| accusative | merkilegri | merkilegri | merkilegri |
| dative | merkilegri | merkilegri | merkilegri |
| genitive | merkilegri | merkilegri | merkilegri |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | merkilegastur | merkilegust | merkilegast |
| accusative | merkilegastan | merkilegasta | merkilegast |
| dative | merkilegustum | merkilegastri | merkilegustu |
| genitive | merkilegasts | merkilegastrar | merkilegasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | merkilegastir | merkilegastar | merkilegust |
| accusative | merkilegasta | merkilegastar | merkilegust |
| dative | merkilegustum | merkilegustum | merkilegustum |
| genitive | merkilegastra | merkilegastra | merkilegastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | merkilegasti | merkilegasta | merkilegasta |
| accusative | merkilegasta | merkilegustu | merkilegasta |
| dative | merkilegasta | merkilegustu | merkilegasta |
| genitive | merkilegasta | merkilegustu | merkilegasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | merkilegustu | merkilegustu | merkilegustu |
| accusative | merkilegustu | merkilegustu | merkilegustu |
| dative | merkilegustu | merkilegustu | merkilegustu |
| genitive | merkilegustu | merkilegustu | merkilegustu |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “merkilegur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)