indæll

Icelandic

Etymology

Originally from the 16th century, originating from the word eindæll (“very nice, very friendly”), from ein- which intensifies the meaning of dæll (“nice, friendly”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪntaitl/

Adjective

indæll (comparative indælli, superlative indælastur)

  1. sweet, delightful, nice, lovely

Declension

Positive forms of indæll
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative indæll indæl indælt
accusative indælan indæla
dative indælum indælli indælu
genitive indæls indællar indæls
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative indælir indælar indæl
accusative indæla
dative indælum
genitive indælla
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative indæli indæla indæla
acc/dat/gen indæla indælu
plural (all-case) indælu
Comparative forms of indæll
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) indælli indælli indælla
plural (all-case) indælli
Superlative forms of indæll
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative indælastur indælust indælast
accusative indælastan indælasta
dative indælustum indælastri indælustu
genitive indælasts indælastrar indælasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative indælastir indælastar indælust
accusative indælasta
dative indælustum
genitive indælastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative indælasti indælasta indælasta
acc/dat/gen indælasta indælustu
plural (all-case) indælustu

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon. Page 421 of the Íslensk orðsifjabók (“Book of Icelandic Etymology”). Publisher: Stofnun Árna Magnússonar á Íslandi (“Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies”), third print March 2008 →ISBN
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