saklaus
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse saklauss, equivalent to sök (“fault”) + -laus (“-less”). More at sackless.
Adjective edit
saklaus (comparative saklausari, superlative saklausastur)
- innocent, blameless
- Synonym: ámælislaus
- in the clear
- Synonym: sýknaður
- chaste, pure
- Synonyms: skírlífur, heiðvirður
Declension edit
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | saklaus | saklaus | saklaust |
| accusative | saklausan | saklausa | saklaust |
| dative | saklausum | saklausri | saklausu |
| genitive | saklauss | saklausrar | saklauss |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | saklausir | saklausar | saklaus |
| accusative | saklausa | saklausar | saklaus |
| dative | saklausum | saklausum | saklausum |
| genitive | saklausra | saklausra | saklausra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | saklausi | saklausa | saklausa |
| accusative | saklausa | saklausu | saklausa |
| dative | saklausa | saklausu | saklausa |
| genitive | saklausa | saklausu | saklausa |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | saklausu | saklausu | saklausu |
| accusative | saklausu | saklausu | saklausu |
| dative | saklausu | saklausu | saklausu |
| genitive | saklausu | saklausu | saklausu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | saklausari | saklausari | saklausara |
| accusative | saklausari | saklausari | saklausara |
| dative | saklausari | saklausari | saklausara |
| genitive | saklausari | saklausari | saklausara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | saklausari | saklausari | saklausari |
| accusative | saklausari | saklausari | saklausari |
| dative | saklausari | saklausari | saklausari |
| genitive | saklausari | saklausari | saklausari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | saklausastur | saklausust | saklausast |
| accusative | saklausastan | saklausasta | saklausast |
| dative | saklausustum | saklausastri | saklausustu |
| genitive | saklausasts | saklausastrar | saklausasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | saklausastir | saklausastar | saklausust |
| accusative | saklausasta | saklausastar | saklausust |
| dative | saklausustum | saklausustum | saklausustum |
| genitive | saklausastra | saklausastra | saklausastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | saklausasti | saklausasta | saklausasta |
| accusative | saklausasta | saklausustu | saklausasta |
| dative | saklausasta | saklausustu | saklausasta |
| genitive | saklausasta | saklausustu | saklausasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | saklausustu | saklausustu | saklausustu |
| accusative | saklausustu | saklausustu | saklausustu |
| dative | saklausustu | saklausustu | saklausustu |
| genitive | saklausustu | saklausustu | saklausustu |
Further reading edit
- “saklaus” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)