-kvæmur
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Icelandic
Etymology
Suffix form related to koma (“to come”).[1]
Pronunciation
Suffix
-kvæmur (adjective-forming suffix, comparative -kvæmari, superlative -kvæmastur)
- pertaining to coming
Declension
positive forms of -kvæmur
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -kvæmur | -kvæm | -kvæmt | |
| accusative | -kvæman | -kvæma | ||
| dative | -kvæmum | -kvæmri | -kvæmu | |
| genitive | -kvæms | -kvæmrar | -kvæms | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | -kvæmir | -kvæmar | -kvæm | |
| accusative | -kvæma | |||
| dative | -kvæmum | |||
| genitive | -kvæmra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | -kvæmi | -kvæma | -kvæma | |
| acc/dat/gen | -kvæma | -kvæmu | ||
| plural (all-case) | -kvæmu | |||
superlative forms of -kvæmur
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -kvæmastur | -kvæmust | -kvæmast | |
| accusative | -kvæmastan | -kvæmasta | ||
| dative | -kvæmustum | -kvæmastri | -kvæmustu | |
| genitive | -kvæmasts | -kvæmastrar | -kvæmasts | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | -kvæmastir | -kvæmastar | -kvæmust | |
| accusative | -kvæmasta | |||
| dative | -kvæmustum | |||
| genitive | -kvæmastra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | -kvæmasti | -kvæmasta | -kvæmasta | |
| acc/dat/gen | -kvæmasta | -kvæmustu | ||
| plural (all-case) | -kvæmustu | |||
Derived terms
References
- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “-kvæmur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Further reading
- “-kvæmur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)