lélegur

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Icelandic

Etymology

From an element *lé of unclear interpretation and origin (albeit apparently the same one found in words such as lémagna, lébarn, léna, and léskrápur) + -legur (“-ly”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈljɛːlɛːɣʏr/

Adjective

lélegur (comparative lélegri, superlative lélegastur)

  1. poor, low quality

Declension

positive forms of lélegur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative lélegur léleg lélegt
accusative lélegan lélega
dative lélegum lélegri lélegu
genitive lélegs lélegrar lélegs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative lélegir lélegar léleg
accusative lélega
dative lélegum
genitive lélegra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative lélegi lélega lélega
acc/dat/gen lélega lélegu
plural (all-case) lélegu
comparative forms of lélegur
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) lélegri lélegri lélegra
plural (all-case) lélegri
superlative forms of lélegur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative lélegastur lélegust lélegast
accusative lélegastan lélegasta
dative lélegustum lélegastri lélegustu
genitive lélegasts lélegastrar lélegasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative lélegastir lélegastar lélegust
accusative lélegasta
dative lélegustum
genitive lélegastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative lélegasti lélegasta lélegasta
acc/dat/gen lélegasta lélegustu
plural (all-case) lélegustu

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “lélegur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

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