rotinn
Icelandic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
rotinn (comparative rotnari, superlative rotnastur)
Declension
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rotinn | rotin | rotið |
| accusative | rotinn | rotna | rotið |
| dative | rotnum | rotinni | rotnu |
| genitive | rotins | rotinnar | rotins |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | rotnir | rotnar | rotin |
| accusative | rotna | rotnar | rotin |
| dative | rotnum | rotnum | rotnum |
| genitive | rotinna | rotinna | rotinna |
positive (weak declension)
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rotnari | rotnari | rotnara |
| accusative | rotnari | rotnari | rotnara |
| dative | rotnari | rotnari | rotnara |
| genitive | rotnari | rotnari | rotnara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | rotnari | rotnari | rotnari |
| accusative | rotnari | rotnari | rotnari |
| dative | rotnari | rotnari | rotnari |
| genitive | rotnari | rotnari | rotnari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rotnastur | rotnust | rotnast |
| accusative | rotnastan | rotnasta | rotnast |
| dative | rotnustum | rotnastri | rotnustu |
| genitive | rotnasts | rotnastrar | rotnasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | rotnastir | rotnastar | rotnust |
| accusative | rotnasta | rotnastar | rotnust |
| dative | rotnustum | rotnustum | rotnustum |
| genitive | rotnastra | rotnastra | rotnastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rotnasti | rotnasta | rotnasta |
| accusative | rotnasta | rotnustu | rotnasta |
| dative | rotnasta | rotnustu | rotnasta |
| genitive | rotnasta | rotnustu | rotnasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | rotnustu | rotnustu | rotnustu |
| accusative | rotnustu | rotnustu | rotnustu |
| dative | rotnustu | rotnustu | rotnustu |
| genitive | rotnustu | rotnustu | rotnustu |
Related terms
Old Norse
Etymology
Past participle of an unrecorded verb related to rotna, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rutōną.
Adjective
rotinn
Declension
Strong declension of rotinn
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rotinn | rotin | rotit |
| accusative | rotnan | rotna | rotit |
| dative | rotnum | rotinni | rotnu |
| genitive | rotins | rotinnar | rotins |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | rotnir | rotnar | rotin |
| accusative | rotna | rotnar | rotin |
| dative | rotnum | rotnum | rotnum |
| genitive | rotinna | rotinna | rotinna |
Weak declension of rotinn
Declension of comparative of rotinn
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rotnari | rotnari | rotnara |
| accusative | rotnara | rotnari | rotnara |
| dative | rotnara | rotnari | rotnara |
| genitive | rotnara | rotnari | rotnara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | rotnari | rotnari | rotnari |
| accusative | rotnari | rotnari | rotnari |
| dative | rotnurum | rotnurum | rotnurum |
| genitive | rotnari | rotnari | rotnari |
Strong declension of superlative of rotinn
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rotnastr | rotnust | rotnast |
| accusative | rotnastan | rotnasta | rotnast |
| dative | rotnustum | rotnastri | rotnustu |
| genitive | rotnasts | rotnastrar | rotnasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | rotnastir | rotnastar | rotnust |
| accusative | rotnasta | rotnastar | rotnust |
| dative | rotnustum | rotnustum | rotnustum |
| genitive | rotnastra | rotnastra | rotnastra |
Weak declension of superlative of rotinn
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rotnasti | rotnasta | rotnasta |
| accusative | rotnasta | rotnustu | rotnasta |
| dative | rotnasta | rotnustu | rotnasta |
| genitive | rotnasta | rotnustu | rotnasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | rotnustu | rotnustu | rotnustu |
| accusative | rotnustu | rotnustu | rotnustu |
| dative | rotnustum | rotnustum | rotnustum |
| genitive | rotnustu | rotnustu | rotnustu |
Descendants
- Icelandic: rotinn
- Norwegian Nynorsk: roten, ròten
- Norwegian Bokmål: rotten
- Old Swedish: rotin, rutin
- Swedish: rutten
- → Middle English: roten
- English: rotten
References
- “rotinn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press