From Old Norse napr (“cold, chilly; of a piercing cold wind”) whence the Old Norse nepja (“chilliness, bitter cold”) and Icelandic nepja (“bitter cold, chill”). Compare the Old Norse apr (“cold, sharp”) and nöp (“chilliness”).
napur (comparative naprari or napurri, superlative naprastur)
strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | napur | nöpur | napurt | |
accusative | napran | napra | ||
dative | nöprum | napurri | nöpru | |
genitive | napurs | napurrar | napurs | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | naprir | naprar | nöpur | |
accusative | napra | |||
dative | nöprum | |||
genitive | napurra | |||
weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | napri | napra | napra | |
acc/dat/gen | napra | nöpru | ||
plural (all-case) | nöpru |
strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | naprastur | nöprust | naprast | |
accusative | naprastan | naprasta | ||
dative | nöprustum | naprastri | nöprustu | |
genitive | naprasts | naprastrar | naprasts | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | naprastir | naprastar | nöprust | |
accusative | naprasta | |||
dative | nöprustum | |||
genitive | naprastra | |||
weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | naprasti | naprasta | naprasta | |
acc/dat/gen | naprasta | nöprustu | ||
plural (all-case) | nöprustu |