leiður
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse leiðr, from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz. Compare German leid, where "einer Sache leid sein" (to be tired of something), still has the same meaning like the Icelandic cognate.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
leiður (comparative leiðari, superlative leiðastur)
- (archaic or poetic) wearisome, annoying
- annoyed, vexed; especially with preposition á: fed up (with), tired (of)
- Ég er orðinn leiður á þessu.
- I have grown tired of this. / I’m fed up with this.
- Ég er orðinn leiður á þessu.
- sad
Inflection edit
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | leiðari | leiðari | leiðara |
accusative | leiðari | leiðari | leiðara |
dative | leiðari | leiðari | leiðara |
genitive | leiðari | leiðari | leiðara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | leiðari | leiðari | leiðari |
accusative | leiðari | leiðari | leiðari |
dative | leiðari | leiðari | leiðari |
genitive | leiðari | leiðari | leiðari |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | leiðastur | leiðust | leiðast |
accusative | leiðastan | leiðasta | leiðast |
dative | leiðustum | leiðastri | leiðustu |
genitive | leiðasts | leiðastrar | leiðasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | leiðastir | leiðastar | leiðust |
accusative | leiðasta | leiðastar | leiðust |
dative | leiðustum | leiðustum | leiðustum |
genitive | leiðastra | leiðastra | leiðastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | leiðasti | leiðasta | leiðasta |
accusative | leiðasta | leiðustu | leiðasta |
dative | leiðasta | leiðustu | leiðasta |
genitive | leiðasta | leiðustu | leiðasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | leiðustu | leiðustu | leiðustu |
accusative | leiðustu | leiðustu | leiðustu |
dative | leiðustu | leiðustu | leiðustu |
genitive | leiðustu | leiðustu | leiðustu |