rándýr

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From rán (“robbery”) +‎ dýr (“animal”), i.e. an animal that hunts (“robs”) for food.

Noun

rándýr n (genitive singular rándýrs, nominative plural rándýr)

  1. carnivore
Declension
declension of rándýr
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rándýr rándýrið rándýr rándýrin
accusative rándýr rándýrið rándýr rándýrin
dative rándýri rándýrinu rándýrum rándýrunum
genitive rándýrs rándýrsins rándýra rándýranna

Etymology 2

From rán (“robbery”) +‎ dýr (“expensive”), i.e. so expensive that paying the price in question is like being robbed.

Adjective

rándýr (comparative rándýrari, superlative rándýrastur)

  1. very expensive
Usage notes

Very rarely used comparatively.

Inflection
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative rándýr rándýr rándýrt
accusative rándýran rándýra rándýrt
dative rándýrum rándýrri rándýru
genitive rándýrs rándýrrar rándýrs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative rándýrir rándýrar rándýr
accusative rándýra rándýrar rándýr
dative rándýrum rándýrum rándýrum
genitive rándýrra rándýrra rándýrra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative rándýri rándýra rándýra
accusative rándýra rándýru rándýra
dative rándýra rándýru rándýra
genitive rándýra rándýru rándýra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative rándýru rándýru rándýru
accusative rándýru rándýru rándýru
dative rándýru rándýru rándýru
genitive rándýru rándýru rándýru
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative rándýrari rándýrari rándýrara
accusative rándýrari rándýrari rándýrara
dative rándýrari rándýrari rándýrara
genitive rándýrari rándýrari rándýrara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative rándýrari rándýrari rándýrari
accusative rándýrari rándýrari rándýrari
dative rándýrari rándýrari rándýrari
genitive rándýrari rándýrari rándýrari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative rándýrastur rándýrust rándýrast
accusative rándýrastan rándýrasta rándýrast
dative rándýrustum rándýrastri rándýrustu
genitive rándýrasts rándýrastrar rándýrasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative rándýrastir rándýrastar rándýrust
accusative rándýrasta rándýrastar rándýrust
dative rándýrustum rándýrustum rándýrustum
genitive rándýrastra rándýrastra rándýrastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative rándýrasti rándýrasta rándýrasta
accusative rándýrasta rándýrustu rándýrasta
dative rándýrasta rándýrustu rándýrasta
genitive rándýrasta rándýrustu rándýrasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative rándýrustu rándýrustu rándýrustu
accusative rándýrustu rándýrustu rándýrustu
dative rándýrustu rándýrustu rándýrustu
genitive rándýrustu rándýrustu rándýrustu
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