móðurlegur
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse móðurligr, from Proto-Germanic *mōdērlīkaz. Equivalent to móðir + -legur. Cognate with Danish moderlig, Swedish moderlig and English motherly.
Adjective
[edit]móðurlegur (comparative móðurlegri, superlative móðurlegastur)
Inflection
[edit] positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | móðurlegur | móðurleg | móðurlegt |
| accusative | móðurlegan | móðurlega | móðurlegt |
| dative | móðurlegum | móðurlegri | móðurlegu |
| genitive | móðurlegs | móðurlegrar | móðurlegs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | móðurlegir | móðurlegar | móðurleg |
| accusative | móðurlega | móðurlegar | móðurleg |
| dative | móðurlegum | móðurlegum | móðurlegum |
| genitive | móðurlegra | móðurlegra | móðurlegra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | móðurlegi | móðurlega | móðurlega |
| accusative | móðurlega | móðurlegu | móðurlega |
| dative | móðurlega | móðurlegu | móðurlega |
| genitive | móðurlega | móðurlegu | móðurlega |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | móðurlegu | móðurlegu | móðurlegu |
| accusative | móðurlegu | móðurlegu | móðurlegu |
| dative | móðurlegu | móðurlegu | móðurlegu |
| genitive | móðurlegu | móðurlegu | móðurlegu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | móðurlegri | móðurlegri | móðurlegra |
| accusative | móðurlegri | móðurlegri | móðurlegra |
| dative | móðurlegri | móðurlegri | móðurlegra |
| genitive | móðurlegri | móðurlegri | móðurlegra |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | móðurlegri | móðurlegri | móðurlegri |
| accusative | móðurlegri | móðurlegri | móðurlegri |
| dative | móðurlegri | móðurlegri | móðurlegri |
| genitive | móðurlegri | móðurlegri | móðurlegri |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | móðurlegastur | móðurlegust | móðurlegast |
| accusative | móðurlegastan | móðurlegasta | móðurlegast |
| dative | móðurlegustum | móðurlegastri | móðurlegustu |
| genitive | móðurlegasts | móðurlegastrar | móðurlegasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | móðurlegastir | móðurlegastar | móðurlegust |
| accusative | móðurlegasta | móðurlegastar | móðurlegust |
| dative | móðurlegustum | móðurlegustum | móðurlegustum |
| genitive | móðurlegastra | móðurlegastra | móðurlegastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | móðurlegasti | móðurlegasta | móðurlegasta |
| accusative | móðurlegasta | móðurlegustu | móðurlegasta |
| dative | móðurlegasta | móðurlegustu | móðurlegasta |
| genitive | móðurlegasta | móðurlegustu | móðurlegasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | móðurlegustu | móðurlegustu | móðurlegustu |
| accusative | móðurlegustu | móðurlegustu | móðurlegustu |
| dative | móðurlegustu | móðurlegustu | móðurlegustu |
| genitive | móðurlegustu | móðurlegustu | móðurlegustu |
Related terms
[edit]- móðurlega (“maternally”)
Further reading
[edit]- “móðurlegur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)