sleipur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sleipr, from Proto-Germanic *slaipaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstleiːpʏr/
    Rhymes: -eiːpʏr

Adjective

sleipur (comparative sleipari, superlative sleipastur)

  1. slippery, slick
    Synonym: háll
  2. smooth

Declension
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sleipur sleip sleipt
accusative sleipan sleipa sleipt
dative sleipum sleipri sleipu
genitive sleips sleiprar sleips
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sleipir sleipar sleip
accusative sleipa sleipar sleip
dative sleipum sleipum sleipum
genitive sleipra sleipra sleipra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sleipi sleipa sleipa
accusative sleipa sleipu sleipa
dative sleipa sleipu sleipa
genitive sleipa sleipu sleipa
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sleipu sleipu sleipu
accusative sleipu sleipu sleipu
dative sleipu sleipu sleipu
genitive sleipu sleipu sleipu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sleipari sleipari sleipara
accusative sleipari sleipari sleipara
dative sleipari sleipari sleipara
genitive sleipari sleipari sleipara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sleipari sleipari sleipari
accusative sleipari sleipari sleipari
dative sleipari sleipari sleipari
genitive sleipari sleipari sleipari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sleipastur sleipust sleipast
accusative sleipastan sleipasta sleipast
dative sleipustum sleipastri sleipustu
genitive sleipasts sleipastrar sleipasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sleipastir sleipastar sleipust
accusative sleipasta sleipastar sleipust
dative sleipustum sleipustum sleipustum
genitive sleipastra sleipastra sleipastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sleipasti sleipasta sleipasta
accusative sleipasta sleipustu sleipasta
dative sleipasta sleipustu sleipasta
genitive sleipasta sleipustu sleipasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sleipustu sleipustu sleipustu
accusative sleipustu sleipustu sleipustu
dative sleipustu sleipustu sleipustu
genitive sleipustu sleipustu sleipustu
  • Sleipnir (eight-legged horse in Norse mythology)
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