From Old Norse -ligr (“-ly”). Cognate with Swedish -lig, Faroese -ligur, Norwegian Nynorsk -leg, Danish -lig and Norwegian Bokmål -lig.
-legur (adjective-forming suffix, comparative -legri, superlative -legastur)
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -legur | -leg | -legt | |
| accusative | -legan | -lega | ||
| dative | -legum | -legri | -legu | |
| genitive | -legs | -legrar | -legs | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | -legir | -legar | -leg | |
| accusative | -lega | |||
| dative | -legum | |||
| genitive | -legra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | -legi | -lega | -lega | |
| acc/dat/gen | -lega | -legu | ||
| plural (all-case) | -legu | |||
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -legastur | -legust | -legast | |
| accusative | -legastan | -legasta | ||
| dative | -legustum | -legastri | -legustu | |
| genitive | -legasts | -legastrar | -legasts | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | -legastir | -legastar | -legust | |
| accusative | -legasta | |||
| dative | -legustum | |||
| genitive | -legastra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | -legasti | -legasta | -legasta | |
| acc/dat/gen | -legasta | -legustu | ||
| plural (all-case) | -legustu | |||