sléttur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sléttr, from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstljɛhtʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɛhtʏr

Adjective

sléttur (comparative sléttari, superlative sléttastur)

  1. level, flat
  2. smooth
  3. even, equal; (of equal value)
  4. (arithmetic, not comparable) even; (leaving no remainder when divided by 2)

Inflection
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sléttur slétt slétt
accusative sléttan slétta slétt
dative sléttum sléttri sléttu
genitive slétts sléttrar slétts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sléttir sléttar slétt
accusative slétta sléttar slétt
dative sléttum sléttum sléttum
genitive sléttra sléttra sléttra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative slétti slétta slétta
accusative slétta sléttu slétta
dative slétta sléttu slétta
genitive slétta sléttu slétta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sléttu sléttu sléttu
accusative sléttu sléttu sléttu
dative sléttu sléttu sléttu
genitive sléttu sléttu sléttu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sléttari sléttari sléttara
accusative sléttari sléttari sléttara
dative sléttari sléttari sléttara
genitive sléttari sléttari sléttara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sléttari sléttari sléttari
accusative sléttari sléttari sléttari
dative sléttari sléttari sléttari
genitive sléttari sléttari sléttari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sléttastur sléttust sléttast
accusative sléttastan sléttasta sléttast
dative sléttustum sléttastri sléttustu
genitive sléttasts sléttastrar sléttasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sléttastir sléttastar sléttust
accusative sléttasta sléttastar sléttust
dative sléttustum sléttustum sléttustum
genitive sléttastra sléttastra sléttastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sléttasti sléttasta sléttasta
accusative sléttasta sléttustu sléttasta
dative sléttasta sléttustu sléttasta
genitive sléttasta sléttustu sléttasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sléttustu sléttustu sléttustu
accusative sléttustu sléttustu sléttustu
dative sléttustu sléttustu sléttustu
genitive sléttustu sléttustu sléttustu

Synonyms
  • (flat): flatur
  • (smooth): hrukkulaus
  • (of equal value): jafnmikill
  • (divisible by 2): jafn

Derived terms
  • segja sínar farir ekki sléttar (to tell stories of one's hardships and troubles)
  • slétt og fellt (fine and dandy)
  • skipta á sléttu (to make an even trade)
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