svalur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse svalr, from Proto-Germanic *swalaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvaːlʏr/

  Rhymes: -aːlʏr

Adjective

svalur (comparative svalari, superlative svalastur)

1. cool, cold

   Svalur gustur.

   A cool gust of wind.

2. (slang) cool

   Djöfulli er hún svöl!

   Fuck, she's cool!

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	svalur	svöl	svalt
accusative	svalan	svala	svalt
dative	svölum	svalri	svölu
genitive	svals	svalrar	svals
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	svalir	svalar	svöl
accusative	svala	svalar	svöl
dative	svölum	svölum	svölum
genitive	svalra	svalra	svalra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	svali	svala	svala
accusative	svala	svölu	svala
dative	svala	svölu	svala
genitive	svala	svölu	svala
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	svölu	svölu	svölu
accusative	svölu	svölu	svölu
dative	svölu	svölu	svölu
genitive	svölu	svölu	svölu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	svalari	svalari	svalara
accusative	svalari	svalari	svalara
dative	svalari	svalari	svalara
genitive	svalari	svalari	svalara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	svalari	svalari	svalari
accusative	svalari	svalari	svalari
dative	svalari	svalari	svalari
genitive	svalari	svalari	svalari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	svalastur	svölust	svalast
accusative	svalastan	svalasta	svalast
dative	svölustum	svalastri	svölustu
genitive	svalasts	svalastrar	svalasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	svalastir	svalastar	svölust
accusative	svalasta	svalastar	svölust
dative	svölustum	svölustum	svölustum
genitive	svalastra	svalastra	svalastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	svalasti	svalasta	svalasta
accusative	svalasta	svölustu	svalasta
dative	svalasta	svölustu	svalasta
genitive	svalasta	svölustu	svalasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	svölustu	svölustu	svölustu
accusative	svölustu	svölustu	svölustu
dative	svölustu	svölustu	svölustu
genitive	svölustu	svölustu	svölustu

Derived terms

• eitursvalur

See also

• kaldur