dá-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "da"

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dá- (“very”).

Prefix

dá-

1. pretty, fairly

   Það er dágóður spölur að fara héðan og upp á Esjuna.

   It's a pretty long way from here to Esjan.

   Ég vinn alla daga vikunnar í búðinni. Maður fær dágóðan pening þar.

   I work every day of the week at the store. They pay fairly well there.

Usage notes

• A prefix attached to a lot of adjectives and adverbs.

Usage notes

• Its meaning may be ironic at times.

Synonyms

• (fairly, pretty): all-, harla, nokkuð

Derived terms

Category Icelandic terms prefixed with dá- not found

• dáfallegur
• dágóður
• dálaglegur
• dálítið
• dálítill
• dável

Irish

Etymology

From dhá (“two”).

Prefix

dá-

1. Alternative form of dé-