heldur
Faroese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɛltʊɹ
Etymology 1 edit
Old Norse heldr, comparative of a lost term.
Adverb edit
heldur
Usage notes edit
- heldur ikki - neither
Etymology 2 edit
2nd and 3rd person singular present form of halda (to hold, to think)
Verb edit
heldur
Icelandic edit
Adjective edit
heldur (comparative heldari, superlative heldastur)
Inflection edit
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | heldari | heldari | heldara |
accusative | heldari | heldari | heldara |
dative | heldari | heldari | heldara |
genitive | heldari | heldari | heldara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | heldari | heldari | heldari |
accusative | heldari | heldari | heldari |
dative | heldari | heldari | heldari |
genitive | heldari | heldari | heldari |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | heldastur | heldust | heldast |
accusative | heldastan | heldasta | heldast |
dative | heldustum | heldastri | heldustu |
genitive | heldasts | heldastrar | heldasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | heldastir | heldastar | heldust |
accusative | heldasta | heldastar | heldust |
dative | heldustum | heldustum | heldustum |
genitive | heldastra | heldastra | heldastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | heldasti | heldasta | heldasta |
accusative | heldasta | heldustu | heldasta |
dative | heldasta | heldustu | heldasta |
genitive | heldasta | heldustu | heldasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | heldustu | heldustu | heldustu |
accusative | heldustu | heldustu | heldustu |
dative | heldustu | heldustu | heldustu |
genitive | heldustu | heldustu | heldustu |
Adverb edit
heldur
- comparative degree of gjarna; rather, preferably, specifies a choice or preference
- Ég á mjólk og gos, hvort viltu heldur?
- I have milk and soda, which would you prefer?
- Hvort viltu heldur pizzu eða hamborgara?
- Which would you rather like, a pizza or a hamburger?
- comparative degree of gjarna; rather, somewhat, fairly
- Mér líst ekkert á þennan stól, hann er heldur óálitlegur.
- I don't fancy this chair at all, it looks fairly unimpressive.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
- ekki einasta ... heldur einnig
- ekki heldur
- hvað þá heldur (let alone, not to mention)
- kjósa heldur (to prefer)
- öllu heldur
- vilja heldur (to prefer)
Conjunction edit
heldur
- but, instead
- Timothy 2:11-12 (English, Icelandic)
- Konan á að læra í kyrrþey, í allri undirgefni. Ekki leyfi ég konu að kenna eða taka sér vald yfir manninum, heldur á hún að vera kyrrlát.
- A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.
- Konan á að læra í kyrrþey, í allri undirgefni. Ekki leyfi ég konu að kenna eða taka sér vald yfir manninum, heldur á hún að vera kyrrlát.
- Timothy 2:11-12 (English, Icelandic)
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
heldur
- second/third-person singular present indicative of halda
- Hann heldur að Spánn og Ítalía séu sama landið.
- He thinks Spain and Italy are the same country.