hagur

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhaːɣʏr/
  • Rhymes: -aːɣʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hagr, from Proto-Germanic *hagaz (“skilled, handy”).

Adjective

hagur (comparative hagari, superlative hagastur)

  1. dexterous, handy
    Synonyms: laginn, flinkur
Declension
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hagur hög hagt
accusative hagan haga hagt
dative högum hagri högu
genitive hags hagrar hags
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hagir hagar hög
accusative haga hagar hög
dative högum högum högum
genitive hagra hagra hagra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hagi haga haga
accusative haga högu haga
dative haga högu haga
genitive haga högu haga
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative högu högu högu
accusative högu högu högu
dative högu högu högu
genitive högu högu högu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hagari hagari hagara
accusative hagari hagari hagara
dative hagari hagari hagara
genitive hagari hagari hagara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hagari hagari hagari
accusative hagari hagari hagari
dative hagari hagari hagari
genitive hagari hagari hagari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hagastur högust hagast
accusative hagastan hagasta hagast
dative högustum hagastri högustu
genitive hagasts hagastrar hagasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hagastir hagastar högust
accusative hagasta hagastar högust
dative högustum högustum högustum
genitive hagastra hagastra hagastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hagasti hagasta hagasta
accusative hagasta högustu hagasta
dative hagasta högustu hagasta
genitive hagasta högustu hagasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative högustu högustu högustu
accusative högustu högustu högustu
dative högustu högustu högustu
genitive högustu högustu högustu

Noun

hagur m (genitive singular hags, nominative plural hagir)

  1. an advantage
    Synonym: gagn
  2. economy
    Synonym: efnahagur
    Hagur fjölskyldunnar stóð með blóma.
    The family's 'finances were flourishing.
  3. circumstances
    Synonym: ástæður
Declension
declension of hagur
m-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hagur hagurinn hagir hagirnir
accusative hag haginn hagi hagina
dative hag hagnum högum högunum
genitive hags hagsins haga haganna
Derived terms
"advantage"
  • hafa hag af einhverju
  • sjá sér hag í
  • sjá sér hag í að gera
  • vera einhverjum í hag, vera í hag einhvers
"economy"
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