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Used when no article or pronoun is present.
M F N
N ríkur rík ríkt
A ríkan ríka ríkt
D ríkum ríkri ríku
G ríks ríkrar ríks
Plural
M F N
N ríkir ríkar rík
A ríka ríkar rík
D ríkum ríkum ríkum
G ríkra ríkra ríkra
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Singular
M F N
N boginn bogin bogið
A boginn bogna bogið
D bognum boginni bognu
G bogins boginnar bogins
Plural
M F N
N bognir bognar bogin
A bogna bognar bogin
D bognum bognum bognum
G boginna boginna boginna
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Used when there is an article or pronoun present.
Singular
M F N
N ríki ríka ríka
A ríka ríku ríka
D ríka ríku ríka
G ríka ríku ríka
Plural
M F N
N ríku ríku riku
A ríku ríku riku
D ríku ríku riku
G ríku ríku riku
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Regular comparison takes the stem of the adjective and adds "-ari". There are two main variations:
Stem + "-ri", e.g. nýr - nýrri (new - newer);
Stem + "-ri" + root vowel change, e.g. stór - stærri (big - bigger).
It is declinable in the weak form only.
Singular
M F N
N ríkari ríkari ríkara
A ríkari ríkari ríkara
D ríkari ríkari ríkara
G ríkari ríkari ríkara
Plural
M F N
N ríkari ríkari ríkari
A ríkari ríkari ríkari
D ríkari ríkari ríkari
G ríkari ríkari ríkari
Note: The Comparative governs the Dative case, e.g.
Bjarni er flestum mönnum fróðrari. (Bjarni is more learned than most men.)
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Regular superlative takes the stem of the adjective and adds "-astur". There is one main variation:
Stem + "-stur" + root vowel change, e.g. stór - stærstur (big - biggest); ungur - yngstur (young - youngest).
It is declinable in both strong and weak forms.
Strong
M F N
ríkastur ríkust ríkast
Weak
M F N
ríkasti ríkasta ríkasta
Note: The Superlative governs the Genitive case, e.g.
Hún er fegurst allra kvenna. (She is the most beautiful of all women.)
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Normal Comparative Superlative gamall eldri elstur (old) góður betri bestur (good) lítill minni minnstur(little) margur fleiri flestur (many) mikill meiri mestur (great, large) illur verri verstur (bad) slæmur verri verstur (bad) vondur verri verstur (bad)
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Certain adjectives exist only in the Comparative and Superlative Forms. Non-existent Normal forms are given in brackets.
Normal Comparative Superlative
(norður) nyðri nyrstur (North)
(suður) syðri syðstur (South)
(austur) eystri austastur (East)
(vestur) vestri vestastur (West)
(aftur) aftari aftastur (back)
(fram) fremri fremstur (front)
(nær) nærri næstur (near)
(for,fyrir) fyrri fyrstur (for/former/first)
(síð) síðari síðastur (latest)
(síð) síðri sístur (worst)
(heldur) heldri helstur (good)
(hægur) hægri - (right)
( - ) vinstri - (left)
(inn) innri innstur (inner/innermost)
(út) ytri ystur (outer/outermost)
(niður) neðri neðstur (low)
(of) efri efstur (up)
(sjaldan) sjaldnari sjaldnastur (rare)
(hindri) hinstur (late)
skárri skástur (bearable)
æðri æðstur (superior/supreme)
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A small number of adjectives are not declinable, most end in "-a":
aflvana (impotent)
dauðvona (moribund)
einmana (alone, lonely)
farlama (decrepit)
hugsi (meditative)
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