auður
See also: Auður
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse auðr (“desolate”), from Proto-Germanic *auþijaz whence also Faroese eyður, Norwegian aud and ød, Danish øde, Swedish öde. Cognate with Old English īeþe and Old High German ōdi.
Adjective edit
auður (comparative auðari, superlative auðastur)
Inflection edit
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | auðari | auðari | auðara |
accusative | auðari | auðari | auðara |
dative | auðari | auðari | auðara |
genitive | auðari | auðari | auðara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | auðari | auðari | auðari |
accusative | auðari | auðari | auðari |
dative | auðari | auðari | auðari |
genitive | auðari | auðari | auðari |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | auðastur | auðust | auðast |
accusative | auðastan | auðasta | auðast |
dative | auðustum | auðastri | auðustu |
genitive | auðasts | auðastrar | auðasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | auðastir | auðastar | auðust |
accusative | auðasta | auðastar | auðust |
dative | auðustum | auðustum | auðustum |
genitive | auðastra | auðastra | auðastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | auðasti | auðasta | auðasta |
accusative | auðasta | auðustu | auðasta |
dative | auðasta | auðustu | auðasta |
genitive | auðasta | auðustu | auðasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | auðustu | auðustu | auðustu |
accusative | auðustu | auðustu | auðustu |
dative | auðustu | auðustu | auðustu |
genitive | auðustu | auðustu | auðustu |
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse auðr, from Proto-Germanic *audaz whence also Faroese eyður. Cognate with Old Saxon ōd; Old English ēad (“happiness”); Old High German ōt.
Noun edit
auður m (genitive singular auðs, no plural)