skikkanlegur
Icelandic edit
Adjective edit
skikkanlegur (comparative skikkanlegri, superlative skikkanlegastur)
- decent, honourable
- Synonym: heiðvirður
- 1973, Jón Steingrímsson, Ævisagan og önnur rit, page 192:
- Marga skikkanlega menn dreymdi það, sem eftir kom.
- Many honourable men had dreams of what was to come
Declension edit
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | skikkanlegur | skikkanleg | skikkanlegt |
| accusative | skikkanlegan | skikkanlega | skikkanlegt |
| dative | skikkanlegum | skikkanlegri | skikkanlegu |
| genitive | skikkanlegs | skikkanlegrar | skikkanlegs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | skikkanlegir | skikkanlegar | skikkanleg |
| accusative | skikkanlega | skikkanlegar | skikkanleg |
| dative | skikkanlegum | skikkanlegum | skikkanlegum |
| genitive | skikkanlegra | skikkanlegra | skikkanlegra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | skikkanlegi | skikkanlega | skikkanlega |
| accusative | skikkanlega | skikkanlegu | skikkanlega |
| dative | skikkanlega | skikkanlegu | skikkanlega |
| genitive | skikkanlega | skikkanlegu | skikkanlega |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | skikkanlegu | skikkanlegu | skikkanlegu |
| accusative | skikkanlegu | skikkanlegu | skikkanlegu |
| dative | skikkanlegu | skikkanlegu | skikkanlegu |
| genitive | skikkanlegu | skikkanlegu | skikkanlegu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | skikkanlegri | skikkanlegri | skikkanlegra |
| accusative | skikkanlegri | skikkanlegri | skikkanlegra |
| dative | skikkanlegri | skikkanlegri | skikkanlegra |
| genitive | skikkanlegri | skikkanlegri | skikkanlegra |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | skikkanlegri | skikkanlegri | skikkanlegri |
| accusative | skikkanlegri | skikkanlegri | skikkanlegri |
| dative | skikkanlegri | skikkanlegri | skikkanlegri |
| genitive | skikkanlegri | skikkanlegri | skikkanlegri |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | skikkanlegastur | skikkanlegust | skikkanlegast |
| accusative | skikkanlegastan | skikkanlegasta | skikkanlegast |
| dative | skikkanlegustum | skikkanlegastri | skikkanlegustu |
| genitive | skikkanlegasts | skikkanlegastrar | skikkanlegasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | skikkanlegastir | skikkanlegastar | skikkanlegust |
| accusative | skikkanlegasta | skikkanlegastar | skikkanlegust |
| dative | skikkanlegustum | skikkanlegustum | skikkanlegustum |
| genitive | skikkanlegastra | skikkanlegastra | skikkanlegastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | skikkanlegasti | skikkanlegasta | skikkanlegasta |
| accusative | skikkanlegasta | skikkanlegustu | skikkanlegasta |
| dative | skikkanlegasta | skikkanlegustu | skikkanlegasta |
| genitive | skikkanlegasta | skikkanlegustu | skikkanlegasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | skikkanlegustu | skikkanlegustu | skikkanlegustu |
| accusative | skikkanlegustu | skikkanlegustu | skikkanlegustu |
| dative | skikkanlegustu | skikkanlegustu | skikkanlegustu |
| genitive | skikkanlegustu | skikkanlegustu | skikkanlegustu |
Further reading edit
- “skikkanlegur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)