bágur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bágr, from Proto-Germanic *bēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁ǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpauːʏr/
    Rhymes: -auːʏr

Adjective

bágur (comparative bágari, superlative bágastur)

  1. difficult, bad

Declension

Positive forms of bágur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bágur bág bágt
accusative bágan bága
dative bágum bágri bágu
genitive bágs bágrar bágs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bágir bágar bág
accusative bága
dative bágum
genitive bágra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bági bága bága
acc/dat/gen bága bágu
plural (all-case) bágu
Comparative forms of bágur
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) bágari bágari bágara
plural (all-case) bágari
Superlative forms of bágur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bágastur bágust bágast
accusative bágastan bágasta
dative bágustum bágastri bágustu
genitive bágasts bágastrar bágasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bágastir bágastar bágust
accusative bágasta
dative bágustum
genitive bágastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bágasti bágasta bágasta
acc/dat/gen bágasta bágustu
plural (all-case) bágustu

Derived terms

  • eiga bágt, eiga bágt með

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)