gildur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gildiz, perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *geldą (“payment, reward”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcɪltʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɪltʏr

Adjective

gildur (comparative gildari, superlative gildastur)

1. valid
2. thick
3. (of a person) prominent, powerful, important
4. (chemistry, in compounds) -valent

   eingildur – univalent

Inflection

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gildur	gild	gilt
accusative	gildan	gilda	gilt
dative	gildum	gildri	gildu
genitive	gilds	gildrar	gilds
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gildir	gildar	gild
accusative	gilda	gildar	gild
dative	gildum	gildum	gildum
genitive	gildra	gildra	gildra

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gildi	gilda	gilda
accusative	gilda	gildu	gilda
dative	gilda	gildu	gilda
genitive	gilda	gildu	gilda
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gildu	gildu	gildu
accusative	gildu	gildu	gildu
dative	gildu	gildu	gildu
genitive	gildu	gildu	gildu

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gildari	gildari	gildara
accusative	gildari	gildari	gildara
dative	gildari	gildari	gildara
genitive	gildari	gildari	gildara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gildari	gildari	gildari
accusative	gildari	gildari	gildari
dative	gildari	gildari	gildari
genitive	gildari	gildari	gildari

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gildastur	gildust	gildast
accusative	gildastan	gildasta	gildast
dative	gildustum	gildastri	gildustu
genitive	gildasts	gildastrar	gildasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gildastir	gildastar	gildust
accusative	gildasta	gildastar	gildust
dative	gildustum	gildustum	gildustum
genitive	gildastra	gildastra	gildastra

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gildasti	gildasta	gildasta
accusative	gildasta	gildustu	gildasta
dative	gildasta	gildustu	gildasta
genitive	gildasta	gildustu	gildasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gildustu	gildustu	gildustu
accusative	gildustu	gildustu	gildustu
dative	gildustu	gildustu	gildustu
genitive	gildustu	gildustu	gildustu

    superlative (weak declension)

Derived terms

• gildleiki