roskinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse roskinn (“ripe, mature”), from Proto-Germanic *wreskwaną (“to mature”).

Adjective

roskinn (comparative rosknari, superlative rosknastur)

1. elderly
2. middle-aged

Declension

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	roskinn	roskin	roskið
accusative	roskinn	roskna	roskið
dative	rosknum	roskinni	rosknu
genitive	roskins	roskinnar	roskins
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	rosknir	rosknar	roskin
accusative	roskna	rosknar	roskin
dative	rosknum	rosknum	rosknum
genitive	roskinna	roskinna	roskinna

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	roskni	roskna	roskna
accusative	roskna	rosknu	roskna
dative	roskna	rosknu	roskna
genitive	roskna	rosknu	roskna
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	rosknu	rosknu	rosknu
accusative	rosknu	rosknu	rosknu
dative	rosknu	rosknu	rosknu
genitive	rosknu	rosknu	rosknu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	rosknari	rosknari	rosknara
accusative	rosknari	rosknari	rosknara
dative	rosknari	rosknari	rosknara
genitive	rosknari	rosknari	rosknara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	rosknari	rosknari	rosknari
accusative	rosknari	rosknari	rosknari
dative	rosknari	rosknari	rosknari
genitive	rosknari	rosknari	rosknari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	rosknastur	rosknust	rosknast
accusative	rosknastan	rosknasta	rosknast
dative	rosknustum	rosknastri	rosknustu
genitive	rosknasts	rosknastrar	rosknasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	rosknastir	rosknastar	rosknust
accusative	rosknasta	rosknastar	rosknust
dative	rosknustum	rosknustum	rosknustum
genitive	rosknastra	rosknastra	rosknastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	rosknasti	rosknasta	rosknasta
accusative	rosknasta	rosknustu	rosknasta
dative	rosknasta	rosknustu	rosknasta
genitive	rosknasta	rosknustu	rosknasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	rosknustu	rosknustu	rosknustu
accusative	rosknustu	rosknustu	rosknustu
dative	rosknustu	rosknustu	rosknustu
genitive	rosknustu	rosknustu	rosknustu

Synonyms

• (elderly): gamall, fullorðinn
• (middle-aged): miðaldra

Derived terms

• roskinlegur