röskur

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse rǫskr, from Proto-Germanic *wraskwra-, from Proto-Indo-European *wrésgʷ-e-.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

röskur (comparative röskari, superlative röskastur)

  1. quick, prompt, quick to do/finish (especially what one is asked)
    Synonym: fljótur
  2. energetic, lively
    Synonyms: ötull, vaskur, snarpur

Declension

positive forms of röskur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative röskur rösk röskt
accusative röskan röska
dative röskum röskri rösku
genitive rösks röskrar rösks
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative röskir röskar rösk
accusative röska
dative röskum
genitive röskra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative röski röska röska
acc/dat/gen röska rösku
plural (all-case) rösku
comparative forms of röskur
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) röskari röskari röskara
plural (all-case) röskari
superlative forms of röskur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative röskastur röskust röskast
accusative röskastan röskasta
dative röskustum röskastri röskustu
genitive röskasts röskastrar röskasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative röskastir röskastar röskust
accusative röskasta
dative röskustum
genitive röskastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative röskasti röskasta röskasta
acc/dat/gen röskasta röskustu
plural (all-case) röskustu

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “wreskwan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 595
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