stirfinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stirfinn (“truculent, defiant”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *stirbīnaz (“prone to stiffness”), equivalent to stjarfi +‎ -inn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɪrvɪn(ː)/

Adjective

stirfinn (comparative stirfnari, superlative stirfnastur)

  1. morose, surly
    Synonyms: önugur, fýldur, fúll, stirður, styggur

Declension

Positive forms of stirfinn
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative stirfinn stirfin stirfið
accusative stirfinn stirfna
dative stirfnum stirfinni stirfnu
genitive stirfins stirfinnar stirfins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative stirfnir stirfnar stirfin
accusative stirfna
dative stirfnum
genitive stirfinna
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative stirfni stirfna stirfna
acc/dat/gen stirfna stirfnu
plural (all-case) stirfnu
Comparative forms of stirfinn
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) stirfnari stirfnari stirfnara
plural (all-case) stirfnari
Superlative forms of stirfinn
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative stirfnastur stirfnust stirfnast
accusative stirfnastan stirfnasta
dative stirfnustum stirfnastri stirfnustu
genitive stirfnasts stirfnastrar stirfnasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative stirfnastir stirfnastar stirfnust
accusative stirfnasta
dative stirfnustum
genitive stirfnastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative stirfnasti stirfnasta stirfnasta
acc/dat/gen stirfnasta stirfnustu
plural (all-case) stirfnustu

Derived terms

  • stirfni (“moroseness, surliness”)
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