fleygur

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fleygr, from Proto-Germanic *flaugijaz, variant of *flugjaz. Compare Old English *flycge, attested in unflycge (flightless) (English fledge (able to fly)), Middle Low German vlugge, Old High German flucki (Middle High German vlücke).

Adjective

fleygur (comparative fleygari, superlative fleygastur)

  1. able to fly; fledge, fledged
Declension
Positive forms of fleygur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fleygur fleyg fleygt
accusative fleygan fleyga
dative fleygum fleygri fleygu
genitive fleygs fleygrar fleygs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fleygir fleygar fleyg
accusative fleyga
dative fleygum
genitive fleygra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fleygi fleyga fleyga
acc/dat/gen fleyga fleygu
plural (all-case) fleygu
Comparative forms of fleygur
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) fleygari fleygari fleygara
plural (all-case) fleygari
Superlative forms of fleygur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fleygastur fleygust fleygast
accusative fleygastan fleygasta
dative fleygustum fleygastri fleygustu
genitive fleygasts fleygastrar fleygasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fleygastir fleygastar fleygust
accusative fleygasta
dative fleygustum
genitive fleygastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fleygasti fleygasta fleygasta
acc/dat/gen fleygasta fleygustu
plural (all-case) fleygustu

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fleygr, from Proto-Germanic *flaugiz.

Noun

fleygur m (genitive singular fleygs, nominative plural fleygar)

  1. wedge
Declension
Declension of fleygur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fleygur fleygurinn fleygar fleygarnir
accusative fleyg fleyginn fleyga fleygana
dative fleyg, fleygi fleygnum fleygum fleygunum
genitive fleygs fleygsins fleyga fleyganna