feiminn

Icelandic

Etymology

of uncertain origin, absent in related languages, suggested connection with (borrowing) latin -femin.

Adjective

feiminn (comparative feimnari, superlative feimnastur)

1. shy

Declension

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	feiminn	feimin	feimið
accusative	feiminn	feimna	feimið
dative	feimnum	feiminni	feimnu
genitive	feimins	feiminnar	feimins
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	feimnir	feimnar	feimin
accusative	feimna	feimnar	feimin
dative	feimnum	feimnum	feimnum
genitive	feiminna	feiminna	feiminna

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	feimni	feimna	feimna
accusative	feimna	feimnu	feimna
dative	feimna	feimnu	feimna
genitive	feimna	feimnu	feimna
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	feimnu	feimnu	feimnu
accusative	feimnu	feimnu	feimnu
dative	feimnu	feimnu	feimnu
genitive	feimnu	feimnu	feimnu

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	feimnari	feimnari	feimnara
accusative	feimnari	feimnari	feimnara
dative	feimnari	feimnari	feimnara
genitive	feimnari	feimnari	feimnara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	feimnari	feimnari	feimnari
accusative	feimnari	feimnari	feimnari
dative	feimnari	feimnari	feimnari
genitive	feimnari	feimnari	feimnari

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	feimnastur	feimnust	feimnast
accusative	feimnastan	feimnasta	feimnast
dative	feimnustum	feimnastri	feimnustu
genitive	feimnasts	feimnastrar	feimnasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	feimnastir	feimnastar	feimnust
accusative	feimnasta	feimnastar	feimnust
dative	feimnustum	feimnustum	feimnustum
genitive	feimnastra	feimnastra	feimnastra

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	feimnasti	feimnasta	feimnasta
accusative	feimnasta	feimnustu	feimnasta
dative	feimnasta	feimnustu	feimnasta
genitive	feimnasta	feimnustu	feimnasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	feimnustu	feimnustu	feimnustu
accusative	feimnustu	feimnustu	feimnustu
dative	feimnustu	feimnustu	feimnustu
genitive	feimnustu	feimnustu	feimnustu

    superlative (weak declension)

Further reading

• “feiminn” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)