glær
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Originally without -r- in stem. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *glaiwiz (“bright; shining”).
Adjective edit
glær (comparative glærari or glæjari, superlative glærastur or glæjastur)
- clear, transparent, translucent, see-through, hyaline
- glær ís ― clear ice
Inflection edit
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | glærari | glærari | glærara |
accusative | glærari | glærari | glærara |
dative | glærari | glærari | glærara |
genitive | glærari | glærari | glærara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | glærari | glærari | glærari |
accusative | glærari | glærari | glærari |
dative | glærari | glærari | glærari |
genitive | glærari | glærari | glærari |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | glærastur | glærust | glærast |
accusative | glærastan | glærasta | glærast |
dative | glærustum | glærastri | glærustu |
genitive | glærasts | glærastrar | glærasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | glærastir | glærastar | glærust |
accusative | glærasta | glærastar | glærust |
dative | glærustum | glærustum | glærustum |
genitive | glærastra | glærastra | glærastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | glærasti | glærasta | glærasta |
accusative | glærasta | glærustu | glærasta |
dative | glærasta | glærustu | glærasta |
genitive | glærasta | glærustu | glærasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | glærustu | glærustu | glærustu |
accusative | glærustu | glærustu | glærustu |
dative | glærustu | glærustu | glærustu |
genitive | glærustu | glærustu | glærustu |
or
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | glæjari | glæjari | glæjara |
accusative | glæjari | glæjari | glæjara |
dative | glæjari | glæjari | glæjara |
genitive | glæjari | glæjari | glæjara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | glæjari | glæjari | glæjari |
accusative | glæjari | glæjari | glæjari |
dative | glæjari | glæjari | glæjari |
genitive | glæjari | glæjari | glæjari |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | glæjastur | glæjust | glæjast |
accusative | glæjastan | glæjasta | glæjast |
dative | glæjustum | glæjastri | glæjustu |
genitive | glæjasts | glæjastrar | glæjasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | glæjastir | glæjastar | glæjust |
accusative | glæjasta | glæjastar | glæjust |
dative | glæjustum | glæjustum | glæjustum |
genitive | glæjastra | glæjastra | glæjastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | glæjasti | glæjasta | glæjasta |
accusative | glæjasta | glæjustu | glæjasta |
dative | glæjasta | glæjustu | glæjasta |
genitive | glæjasta | glæjustu | glæjasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | glæjustu | glæjustu | glæjustu |
accusative | glæjustu | glæjustu | glæjustu |
dative | glæjustu | glæjustu | glæjustu |
genitive | glæjustu | glæjustu | glæjustu |
- Nota bene: The form with -r- stem has become increasingly common to the point that the original form is near-obsolete.
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Related to the adjective glær.
Noun edit
glær m (genitive singular glæs, no plural)
Declension edit
declension of glær
Derived terms edit
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From a conflation of Proto-Germanic *glasą, *glazą (“glass, amber”) and Proto-Germanic *glēzô (“amber, resin”). Cognate with Old Saxon glēr (“resin”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
glær n or m
glǣr n or m
Declension edit
Neuter short:
Declension of glær (strong a-stem)
Neuter long:
Declension of glær (strong a-stem)
Masculine short:
Declension of glær (strong a-stem)
Masculine long: