laukréttur

Icelandic

Etymology

From lauk- (“intensifying prefix”) from laukur (“an onion; the best of something”) + réttur (“correct, right”), the intensifying prefix likely comes from the meaning “best of something” where something is as correct as possible.

Adjective

laukréttur (not comparable)

1. absolutely right

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	laukréttur	laukrétt	laukrétt
accusative	laukréttan	laukrétta	laukrétt
dative	laukréttum	laukréttri	laukréttu
genitive	laukrétts	laukréttrar	laukrétts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	laukréttir	laukréttar	laukrétt
accusative	laukrétta	laukréttar	laukrétt
dative	laukréttum	laukréttum	laukréttum
genitive	laukréttra	laukréttra	laukréttra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	laukrétti	laukrétta	laukrétta
accusative	laukrétta	laukréttu	laukrétta
dative	laukrétta	laukréttu	laukrétta
genitive	laukrétta	laukréttu	laukrétta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	laukréttu	laukréttu	laukréttu
accusative	laukréttu	laukréttu	laukréttu
dative	laukréttu	laukréttu	laukréttu
genitive	laukréttu	laukréttu	laukréttu

See also

• hárréttur
• laukjafn