fallegur

Icelandic

Etymology

Attested since the 16th century. Compare Faroese falligur (“beautiful”). Probably derived from the verb falla, as German gefällig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfatlɛːɣʏr/

Adjective

fallegur (comparative fallegri, superlative fallegastur)

1. beautiful, pretty, pulchritudinous

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fallegur	falleg	fallegt
accusative	fallegan	fallega	fallegt
dative	fallegum	fallegri	fallegu
genitive	fallegs	fallegrar	fallegs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fallegir	fallegar	falleg
accusative	fallega	fallegar	falleg
dative	fallegum	fallegum	fallegum
genitive	fallegra	fallegra	fallegra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fallegi	fallega	fallega
accusative	fallega	fallegu	fallega
dative	fallega	fallegu	fallega
genitive	fallega	fallegu	fallega
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fallegu	fallegu	fallegu
accusative	fallegu	fallegu	fallegu
dative	fallegu	fallegu	fallegu
genitive	fallegu	fallegu	fallegu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fallegri	fallegri	fallegra
accusative	fallegri	fallegri	fallegra
dative	fallegri	fallegri	fallegra
genitive	fallegri	fallegri	fallegra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fallegri	fallegri	fallegri
accusative	fallegri	fallegri	fallegri
dative	fallegri	fallegri	fallegri
genitive	fallegri	fallegri	fallegri

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fallegastur	fallegust	fallegast
accusative	fallegastan	fallegasta	fallegast
dative	fallegustum	fallegastri	fallegustu
genitive	fallegasts	fallegastrar	fallegasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fallegastir	fallegastar	fallegust
accusative	fallegasta	fallegastar	fallegust
dative	fallegustum	fallegustum	fallegustum
genitive	fallegastra	fallegastra	fallegastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fallegasti	fallegasta	fallegasta
accusative	fallegasta	fallegustu	fallegasta
dative	fallegasta	fallegustu	fallegasta
genitive	fallegasta	fallegustu	fallegasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fallegustu	fallegustu	fallegustu
accusative	fallegustu	fallegustu	fallegustu
dative	fallegustu	fallegustu	fallegustu
genitive	fallegustu	fallegustu	fallegustu

Synonyms

• (beautiful): fagur, fríður

Derived terms

• fallega

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)