nettur

Icelandic

Etymology

Cognate with Swedish nätt.

Adjective

nettur (comparative nettari, superlative nettastur)

1. small and pretty; dainty

Declension

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nettur	nett	nett
accusative	nettan	netta	nett
dative	nettum	nettri	nettu
genitive	netts	nettrar	netts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nettir	nettar	nett
accusative	netta	nettar	nett
dative	nettum	nettum	nettum
genitive	nettra	nettra	nettra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	netti	netta	netta
accusative	netta	nettu	netta
dative	netta	nettu	netta
genitive	netta	nettu	netta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nettu	nettu	nettu
accusative	nettu	nettu	nettu
dative	nettu	nettu	nettu
genitive	nettu	nettu	nettu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nettari	nettari	nettara
accusative	nettari	nettari	nettara
dative	nettari	nettari	nettara
genitive	nettari	nettari	nettara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nettari	nettari	nettari
accusative	nettari	nettari	nettari
dative	nettari	nettari	nettari
genitive	nettari	nettari	nettari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nettastur	nettust	nettast
accusative	nettastan	nettasta	nettast
dative	nettustum	nettastri	nettustu
genitive	nettasts	nettastrar	nettasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nettastir	nettastar	nettust
accusative	nettasta	nettastar	nettust
dative	nettustum	nettustum	nettustum
genitive	nettastra	nettastra	nettastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nettasti	nettasta	nettasta
accusative	nettasta	nettustu	nettasta
dative	nettasta	nettustu	nettasta
genitive	nettasta	nettustu	nettasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nettustu	nettustu	nettustu
accusative	nettustu	nettustu	nettustu
dative	nettustu	nettustu	nettustu
genitive	nettustu	nettustu	nettustu

Further reading

• “nettur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)