heppinn

Icelandic

Etymology

Perhaps of exclamatory origin, from the base *hi- found in the second element of Danish forhippet (“eager to achieve something”), hige (“to wish strongly”), Norwegian Nynorsk heppen, forhippen, hike. Also cognate with Swedish häpen.

Adjective

heppinn (comparative heppnari, superlative heppnastur)

1. lucky, fortunate

Declension

Positive forms of heppinn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heppinn	heppin	heppið
	accusative	heppinn	heppna
	dative	heppnum	heppinni	heppnu
	genitive	heppins	heppinnar	heppins
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heppnir	heppnar	heppin
	accusative	heppna
	dative	heppnum
	genitive	heppinna
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heppni	heppna	heppna
	acc/dat/gen	heppna	heppnu
	plural (all-case)	heppnu

Comparative forms of heppinn

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	heppnari	heppnari	heppnara
	plural (all-case)	heppnari

Superlative forms of heppinn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heppnastur	heppnust	heppnast
	accusative	heppnastan	heppnasta
	dative	heppnustum	heppnastri	heppnustu
	genitive	heppnasts	heppnastrar	heppnasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heppnastir	heppnastar	heppnust
	accusative	heppnasta
	dative	heppnustum
	genitive	heppnastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	heppnasti	heppnasta	heppnasta
	acc/dat/gen	heppnasta	heppnustu
	plural (all-case)	heppnustu