hamingjusamur
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Etymology
From the genitive of Old Norse hamingja (“luck”) + -samur. In Nordic mythology, hamingja was a type of female guardian spirit that accompanied an individual and brought them luck and happiness (the hamingja usually appeared in dreams in the form of an animal) + samur (“same”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
hamingjusamur (comparative hamingjusamari, superlative hamingjusamastur)
Declension
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hamingjusamur | hamingjusöm | hamingjusamt | |
| accusative | hamingjusaman | hamingjusama | ||
| dative | hamingjusömum | hamingjusamri | hamingjusömu | |
| genitive | hamingjusams | hamingjusamrar | hamingjusams | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | hamingjusamir | hamingjusamar | hamingjusöm | |
| accusative | hamingjusama | |||
| dative | hamingjusömum | |||
| genitive | hamingjusamra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hamingjusami | hamingjusama | hamingjusama | |
| acc/dat/gen | hamingjusama | hamingjusömu | ||
| plural (all-case) | hamingjusömu | |||
positive forms of hamingjusamur
| weak declension (definite) |
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (all-case) | hamingjusamari | hamingjusamari | hamingjusamara | |
| plural (all-case) | hamingjusamari | |||
comparative forms of hamingjusamur
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hamingjusamastur | hamingjusömust | hamingjusamast | |
| accusative | hamingjusamastan | hamingjusamasta | ||
| dative | hamingjusömustum | hamingjusamastri | hamingjusömustu | |
| genitive | hamingjusamasts | hamingjusamastrar | hamingjusamasts | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | hamingjusamastir | hamingjusamastar | hamingjusömust | |
| accusative | hamingjusamasta | |||
| dative | hamingjusömustum | |||
| genitive | hamingjusamastra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hamingjusamasti | hamingjusamasta | hamingjusamasta | |
| acc/dat/gen | hamingjusamasta | hamingjusömustu | ||
| plural (all-case) | hamingjusömustu | |||
superlative forms of hamingjusamur
Further reading
- “hamingjusamur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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