styggur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse styggr, from Proto-Germanic *stugjaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɪkːʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ɪkːʏr

Adjective

styggur (comparative styggari, superlative styggastur)

  1. (of animals) shy
    Synonym: fælinn
  2. (of people) grumpy, sullen
    Synonyms: skapvondur, önugur, stirfinn

Declension

Positive forms of styggur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative styggur stygg styggt
accusative styggan stygga
dative styggum styggri styggu
genitive styggs styggrar styggs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative styggir styggar stygg
accusative stygga
dative styggum
genitive styggra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative styggi stygga stygga
acc/dat/gen stygga styggu
plural (all-case) styggu
Comparative forms of styggur
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) styggari styggari styggara
plural (all-case) styggari
Superlative forms of styggur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative styggastur styggust styggast
accusative styggastan styggasta
dative styggustum styggastri styggustu
genitive styggasts styggastrar styggasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative styggastir styggastar styggust
accusative styggasta
dative styggustum
genitive styggastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative styggasti styggasta styggasta
acc/dat/gen styggasta styggustu
plural (all-case) styggustu

Derived terms

  • styggð (“shyness; anger”)
  • styggja (“to frighten; to offend”)
  • stygglyndur (“short-tempered”)
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