leiður

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse leiðr, from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

leiður (comparative leiðari, superlative leiðastur)

  1. disgusting, odious, repulsive
  2. boring
    Eg eri leiður við at vera tað, sum tú vilt hava meg at vera
    I'm tired of being what you want me to be

Declension

Declension of leiður (a15)
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative leiður leið leitt
Accusative leiðan leiða leitt
Dative leiðum leiðari leiðum
Genitive leiðs leiðar leiðs
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative leiðir leiðar leið
Accusative leiðar leiðar leið
Dative leiðum leiðum leiðum
Genitive leiða leiða leiða

References

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse leiðr, from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz. Compare German leid, where "einer Sache leid sein" (to be tired of something), still has the same meaning like the Icelandic cognate.

Pronunciation

Adjective

leiður (comparative leiðari, superlative leiðastur)

  1. (archaic or poetic) wearisome, annoying
  2. annoyed, vexed; fed up (with), tired (of)
    Ég er orðinn leiður á þessu.
    I have grown tired of this. / I’m fed up with this.
  3. sad

Declension

positive forms of leiður
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative leiður leið leitt
accusative leiðan leiða
dative leiðum leiðri leiðu
genitive leiðs leiðrar leiðs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative leiðir leiðar leið
accusative leiða
dative leiðum
genitive leiðra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative leiði leiða leiða
acc/dat/gen leiða leiðu
plural (all-case) leiðu
comparative forms of leiður
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) leiðari leiðari leiðara
plural (all-case) leiðari
superlative forms of leiður
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative leiðastur leiðust leiðast
accusative leiðastan leiðasta
dative leiðustum leiðastri leiðustu
genitive leiðasts leiðastrar leiðasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative leiðastir leiðastar leiðust
accusative leiðasta
dative leiðustum
genitive leiðastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative leiðasti leiðasta leiðasta
acc/dat/gen leiðasta leiðustu
plural (all-case) leiðustu
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