skemmtilegur

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Icelandic

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse skemtiligr (“amusing, interesting, pleasant”), compare Old Norse óskemtiligr (“dull, uninteresting”), skemtiliga (“amusingly, pleasantly”), skemta (“to amuse, to entertain”), skemtan or skemtun (“entertainment”) and skemtanligr (“amusing, pleasant”). By surface analysis, skemmta +‎ -legur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɛm̥tɪˌlɛːɣʏr/

Adjective

skemmtilegur (comparative skemmtilegri, superlative skemmtilegastur)

  1. funny, amusing
    Synonym: fyndinn
    Systir hans þykir skemmtileg.
    His sister is considered to be amusing.
  2. entertaining, diverting
  3. interesting
    Synonym: forvitnilegur

Declension

Positive forms of skemmtilegur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skemmtilegur skemmtileg skemmtilegt
accusative skemmtilegan skemmtilega
dative skemmtilegum skemmtilegri skemmtilegu
genitive skemmtilegs skemmtilegrar skemmtilegs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative skemmtilegir skemmtilegar skemmtileg
accusative skemmtilega
dative skemmtilegum
genitive skemmtilegra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skemmtilegi skemmtilega skemmtilega
acc/dat/gen skemmtilega skemmtilegu
plural (all-case) skemmtilegu
Comparative forms of skemmtilegur
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) skemmtilegri skemmtilegri skemmtilegra
plural (all-case) skemmtilegri
Superlative forms of skemmtilegur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skemmtilegastur skemmtilegust skemmtilegast
accusative skemmtilegastan skemmtilegasta
dative skemmtilegustum skemmtilegastri skemmtilegustu
genitive skemmtilegasts skemmtilegastrar skemmtilegasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative skemmtilegastir skemmtilegastar skemmtilegust
accusative skemmtilegasta
dative skemmtilegustum
genitive skemmtilegastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skemmtilegasti skemmtilegasta skemmtilegasta
acc/dat/gen skemmtilegasta skemmtilegustu
plural (all-case) skemmtilegustu

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