neðri
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- neðarri
Etymology
Originally a comparative of the adverb niðr (“down, downwards”), itself from Proto-Germanic *niþer.
Adjective
neðri (comparative neðri, superlative neztr)
- (comparative degree) lower, nether
- (superlative degree) lowest, nethermost
Inflection
This word is one of a little handful of adjectives with defective inflection, existing only in the comparative and superlative forms.
Declension of comparative of neðri
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | neðri | neðri | neðra |
accusative | neðra | neðri | neðra |
dative | neðra | neðri | neðra |
genitive | neðra | neðri | neðra |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | neðri | neðri | neðri |
accusative | neðri | neðri | neðri |
dative | neðrum | neðrum | neðrum |
genitive | neðri | neðri | neðri |
Strong declension of superlative of neðri
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | neztr | nezt | nezt |
accusative | neztan | nezta | nezt |
dative | neztum | neztri | neztu |
genitive | nezts | neztrar | nezts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | neztir | neztar | nezt |
accusative | nezta | neztar | nezt |
dative | neztum | neztum | neztum |
genitive | neztra | neztra | neztra |
Weak declension of superlative of neðri
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | nezti | nezta | nezta |
accusative | nezta | neztu | nezta |
dative | nezta | neztu | nezta |
genitive | nezta | neztu | nezta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | neztu | neztu | neztu |
accusative | neztu | neztu | neztu |
dative | neztum | neztum | neztum |
genitive | neztu | neztu | neztu |
References
- neðri in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
- neztr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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