Icelandic

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Etymology

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From the superlative of the adjective kær (dear).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kærasta f (genitive singular kærustu, nominative plural kærustur)

  1. girlfriend
    Hefurðu hitt nýju kærustuna hans Hauks? Hún er afar indæl stelpa.
    Have you met Haukur's new girlfriend? She's a lovely girl.
    Þetta er kærastan mín.
    This is my girlfriend.
    Kærastan mín biður að heilsa.
    My girlfriend sends her love.
  2. (dated, uncommon) fiancée

Declension

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    Declension of kærasta
kærasta singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kærasta kærastan kærustur kærusturnar
accusative kærustu kærustuna kærustur kærusturnar
dative kærustu kærustunni kærustum kærustunum
genitive kærustu kærustunnar kærasta/kærastna kærastanna/kærastnanna

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Noun

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kærasta

  1. inflection of kærasti (boyfriend):
    1. indefinite accusative singular
    2. indefinite dative singular
    3. indefinite genitive singular