Dalecarlian strongly conjugated adjectives

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Type A1

We'll choose the declination pattern sjók ('sick'):

Sing Masc Fem Neut
Nom sjók sjók sjókt
Acc sjókan sjóka sjókt
Dat sjókum sjókera sjóku
Plur
Nom sjóker sjóker sjókuñ
Acc sjóka sjóker sjókuñ
Dat sjókum sjókum sjókum

When expressing possessive use without the help of the preposition ,

one simply uses the dative case. Example: Nefið einum sjókum kallis ('A sick man's nose').

Many adjectives are declined like sjók. Here are some:

stúr, ('big')
fegn, ('happy')
djóp, ('deep')
byrg [b9rG], ('perfect')
fǿr, ('ready to go')
skampr, ('friendly')
steirð, ('stiff')
digr, ('thick, massive')
lang, ('long')
lugn, ('calm')
sleit, ('smooth')
bistr, ('angry')
lík, ('like, alike, similar')
angr, ('anxious')

Type A2

Adjectives similar to sjók but with short stem are declined like tver ('steep'):

Sing Masc Fem Neut
Nom tver tver tvert
Acc tveran tvera tvert
Dat tverum tverera tveru
Plur
Nom tverir tverir tveruñ
Acc tvera tverir tveruñ
Dat tverum tverum tverum

Some adjectives declined like tver:

lat, ('lazy')
snar, ('quick')
frek, ('nice, kind')
ifar, ('pregnant [about sheep]')
ber, ('bare, naked')

Type B

All adjectives with the supplement -in, -un or -lin. The corresponding feminine endings are -ig, -ug and -lig, respectively, and the neuters are -it, -ut and -lit, respectively. We'll choose the declination pattern vanlin ('usual, common, customary'):

Sing Masc Fem Neut
Nom vanlin vanlig vanlit
Acc vanligan vanliga vanlit
Dat vanligum vanligera vanligu
Plur
Nom vanliger vanliger vanliguñ
Acc vanliga vanliger vanliguñ
Dat vanligum vanligum vanligum

Some adjectives declined like vanlin:

fattin, ('poor')
afun, ('inside out')
nouðun, ('needy, necessary')
gósklin, ('pleasant')
trákun, ('dull')
armlin, ('boring')
drítun, ('dirty')
mǿlin, ('possible')
glaymskin [gl\Em`stSIn], ('absent-minded')

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Type C

All adjectives with the supplement -at. These are declined like sjók of Type A. Examples:

kringlat, ('round [about faces]')

Type D

These adjectives have a stem ending with . We'll choose the declination pattern góð ('good'):

Sing Masc Fem Neut
Nom góð góð gótt
Acc góðan góða gótt
Dat góðum góðera góðu
Plur
Nom góðer góðer góðuñ
Acc góða góðer góðuñ
Dat góðum góðum góðum

Some adjectives declined like góð:

glað, ('glad, happy')
rouð, ('red')
breið, ('wide, broad')
við, ('wide')

Type E

All adjectives, whose stem ends with -sk. The neuter ending is, surprisingly, -kst. We'll choose the declination pattern frisk ('healthy'):

Sing Masc Fem Neut
Nom frisk frisk frikst
Acc friskan friska frikst
Dat friskum friskera frisku
Plur
Nom frisker frisker friskuñ
Acc friska frisker friskuñ
Dat friskum friskum friskum

Some adjectives declined like frisk:

fesk, ('fresh')
besk, ('bitter')
dalsk, ('dalecarlian')
trylsk, ('magical')

Type F

Adjectives having a stem which ends like consonant + d/t/ð. We'll choose the declination pattern káld ('cold'):

Sing Masc Fem Neut
Nom káld káld kált [kollt]
Acc káldan kálda kált [kollt]
Dat káldum káldera káldu
Plur
Nom kálder kálder kálduñ
Acc kálda kálder kálduñ
Dat káldum káldum káldum

Some adjectives declined like káld:

rund, ('round')
stutt, ('short')
flytt, ('uneconomical')
harð, ('hard')
fǿdd, ('born') (Note that sg. neut. nom./acc. fǿtt)

Type G

All adjectives with the supplement -að/-åð. We'll choose the declination pattern båkåð ('baked'):

Sing Masc Fem Neut
Nom båkåð båkåð båkåð
Acc båkåðan båkåða båkåð
Dat båkåðum båkåðera båkåðu
Plur
Nom båkåðer båkåðer båkåðuñ
Acc båkåða båkåðer båkåðuñ
Dat båkåðum båkåðum båkåðum

Some adjectives declined like båkåþ:

málað, ('painted')
skåkåð, ('shaken')
ventað, ('expected')
skuldað, ('accused')

Type H

All adjectives with the stem ending with a long vowel. We'll choose the declination pattern blár ('blue, black'):

Sing Masc Fem Neut
Nom blár blár blátt
Acc bláan bláa blátt
Dat bláum bláera bláu
Plur
Nom bláer bláer bláuñ
Acc bláa bláer bláuñ
Dat bláum bláum bláum

Some adjectives declined like blár:

rár, ('raw')
frír [fri:r], ('free')
grár, ('grey')
trár, ('slow')
smâr, ('small')
mjâr, ('thin')
nýr [ny:r], ('new')
lýr [l\y:r], ('tepid, lukewarm')






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