dauður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic *daudaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtøyːðʏr/

  Rhymes: -øyːðʏr

Adjective

dauður (comparative dauðari, superlative dauðastur)

1. dead

   Synonyms: dáinn, látinn

Usage notes

Dauður is in most circumstances a cold and heartless term that is not used for people (except when showing contempt). Dáinn and látinn are more respectful and are used instead.

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dauður	dauð	dautt
accusative	dauðan	dauða	dautt
dative	dauðum	dauðri	dauðu
genitive	dauðs	dauðrar	dauðs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dauðir	dauðar	dauð
accusative	dauða	dauðar	dauð
dative	dauðum	dauðum	dauðum
genitive	dauðra	dauðra	dauðra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dauði	dauða	dauða
accusative	dauða	dauðu	dauða
dative	dauða	dauðu	dauða
genitive	dauða	dauðu	dauða
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dauðu	dauðu	dauðu
accusative	dauðu	dauðu	dauðu
dative	dauðu	dauðu	dauðu
genitive	dauðu	dauðu	dauðu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dauðari	dauðari	dauðara
accusative	dauðari	dauðari	dauðara
dative	dauðari	dauðari	dauðara
genitive	dauðari	dauðari	dauðara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dauðari	dauðari	dauðari
accusative	dauðari	dauðari	dauðari
dative	dauðari	dauðari	dauðari
genitive	dauðari	dauðari	dauðari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dauðastur	dauðust	dauðast
accusative	dauðastan	dauðasta	dauðast
dative	dauðustum	dauðastri	dauðustu
genitive	dauðasts	dauðastrar	dauðasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dauðastir	dauðastar	dauðust
accusative	dauðasta	dauðastar	dauðust
dative	dauðustum	dauðustum	dauðustum
genitive	dauðastra	dauðastra	dauðastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dauðasti	dauðasta	dauðasta
accusative	dauðasta	dauðustu	dauðasta
dative	dauðasta	dauðustu	dauðasta
genitive	dauðasta	dauðustu	dauðasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dauðustu	dauðustu	dauðustu
accusative	dauðustu	dauðustu	dauðustu
dative	dauðustu	dauðustu	dauðustu
genitive	dauðustu	dauðustu	dauðustu

Derived terms

• fyrr skal ég dauður liggja (over my dead body)
• steindauður
• dauður sjór (sea where no fish is caught)

Related terms

• dauði