alvörulaus
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From alvara (“earnestness”) + -laus (“-less”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
alvörulaus (comparative alvörulausari, superlative alvörulausastur)
- frivolous, carefree
- Synonyms: kvíðalaus, léttúðugur, léttúðarfullur
Declension edit
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | alvörulaus | alvörulaus | alvörulaust |
| accusative | alvörulausan | alvörulausa | alvörulaust |
| dative | alvörulausum | alvörulausri | alvörulausu |
| genitive | alvörulauss | alvörulausrar | alvörulauss |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | alvörulausir | alvörulausar | alvörulaus |
| accusative | alvörulausa | alvörulausar | alvörulaus |
| dative | alvörulausum | alvörulausum | alvörulausum |
| genitive | alvörulausra | alvörulausra | alvörulausra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | alvörulausi | alvörulausa | alvörulausa |
| accusative | alvörulausa | alvörulausu | alvörulausa |
| dative | alvörulausa | alvörulausu | alvörulausa |
| genitive | alvörulausa | alvörulausu | alvörulausa |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | alvörulausu | alvörulausu | alvörulausu |
| accusative | alvörulausu | alvörulausu | alvörulausu |
| dative | alvörulausu | alvörulausu | alvörulausu |
| genitive | alvörulausu | alvörulausu | alvörulausu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | alvörulausari | alvörulausari | alvörulausara |
| accusative | alvörulausari | alvörulausari | alvörulausara |
| dative | alvörulausari | alvörulausari | alvörulausara |
| genitive | alvörulausari | alvörulausari | alvörulausara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | alvörulausari | alvörulausari | alvörulausari |
| accusative | alvörulausari | alvörulausari | alvörulausari |
| dative | alvörulausari | alvörulausari | alvörulausari |
| genitive | alvörulausari | alvörulausari | alvörulausari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | alvörulausastur | alvörulausust | alvörulausast |
| accusative | alvörulausastan | alvörulausasta | alvörulausast |
| dative | alvörulausustum | alvörulausastri | alvörulausustu |
| genitive | alvörulausasts | alvörulausastrar | alvörulausasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | alvörulausastir | alvörulausastar | alvörulausust |
| accusative | alvörulausasta | alvörulausastar | alvörulausust |
| dative | alvörulausustum | alvörulausustum | alvörulausustum |
| genitive | alvörulausastra | alvörulausastra | alvörulausastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | alvörulausasti | alvörulausasta | alvörulausasta |
| accusative | alvörulausasta | alvörulausustu | alvörulausasta |
| dative | alvörulausasta | alvörulausustu | alvörulausasta |
| genitive | alvörulausasta | alvörulausustu | alvörulausasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | alvörulausustu | alvörulausustu | alvörulausustu |
| accusative | alvörulausustu | alvörulausustu | alvörulausustu |
| dative | alvörulausustu | alvörulausustu | alvörulausustu |
| genitive | alvörulausustu | alvörulausustu | alvörulausustu |
Further reading edit
- “alvörulaus” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)