hagur

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hagr, from Proto-Germanic *hagaz (“skilled, handy”).

Adjective

hagur (comparative hagari, superlative hagastur)

  1. dexterous, handy
    Synonyms: laginn, flinkur
Declension
positive forms of hagur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hagur hög hagt
accusative hagan haga
dative högum hagri högu
genitive hags hagrar hags
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hagir hagar hög
accusative haga
dative högum
genitive hagra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hagi haga haga
acc/dat/gen haga högu
plural (all-case) högu
comparative forms of hagur
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) hagari hagari hagara
plural (all-case) hagari
superlative forms of hagur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hagastur högust hagast
accusative hagastan hagasta
dative högustum hagastri högustu
genitive hagasts hagastrar hagasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hagastir hagastar högust
accusative hagasta
dative högustum
genitive hagastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hagasti hagasta hagasta
acc/dat/gen hagasta högustu
plural (all-case) högustu

Etymology 2

Noun

hagur m (genitive singular hags, nominative plural hagir)

  1. an advantage
    Synonym: gagn
  2. economy
    Synonym: efnahagur
    Hagur fjölskyldunnar stóð með blóma.
    The family's 'finances were flourishing.
  3. circumstances
    Synonym: ástæður
Declension
Declension of hagur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hagur hagurinn hagir hagirnir
accusative hag haginn hagi hagina
dative hag hagnum högum högunum
genitive hags hagsins haga haganna
Derived terms
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