gríðarlegur

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Icelandic

Etymology

From gríður (“giantess”) +‎ -legur (“-like”).

Adjective

gríðarlegur (comparative gríðarlegri, superlative gríðarlegastur)

  1. horrid, horrible
  2. enormously

Declension

positive forms of gríðarlegur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gríðarlegur gríðarleg gríðarlegt
accusative gríðarlegan gríðarlega
dative gríðarlegum gríðarlegri gríðarlegu
genitive gríðarlegs gríðarlegrar gríðarlegs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gríðarlegir gríðarlegar gríðarleg
accusative gríðarlega
dative gríðarlegum
genitive gríðarlegra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gríðarlegi gríðarlega gríðarlega
acc/dat/gen gríðarlega gríðarlegu
plural (all-case) gríðarlegu
comparative forms of gríðarlegur
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) gríðarlegri gríðarlegri gríðarlegra
plural (all-case) gríðarlegri
superlative forms of gríðarlegur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gríðarlegastur gríðarlegust gríðarlegast
accusative gríðarlegastan gríðarlegasta
dative gríðarlegustum gríðarlegastri gríðarlegustu
genitive gríðarlegasts gríðarlegastrar gríðarlegasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gríðarlegastir gríðarlegastar gríðarlegust
accusative gríðarlegasta
dative gríðarlegustum
genitive gríðarlegastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gríðarlegasti gríðarlegasta gríðarlegasta
acc/dat/gen gríðarlegasta gríðarlegustu
plural (all-case) gríðarlegustu

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