óvæntur

Icelandic

Etymology

Derived from ó- (un-) +‎ vænta (to expect) +‎ -ur (adjective).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈouːvain̥tʏr/

Adjective

óvæntur (comparative óvæntari, superlative óvæntastur)

  1. unexpected, unforeseen
    Antonym: væntanlegur
    Furðulegt hvað lífið getur allt í einu tekið óvænta stefnu.Strange how life can suddenly take an unexpected turn.

Declension

Positive forms of óvæntur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative óvæntur óvænt óvænt
accusative óvæntan óvænta
dative óvæntum óvæntri óvæntu
genitive óvænts óvæntrar óvænts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative óvæntir óvæntar óvænt
accusative óvænta
dative óvæntum
genitive óvæntra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative óvænti óvænta óvænta
acc/dat/gen óvænta óvæntu
plural (all-case) óvæntu
Comparative forms of óvæntur
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) óvæntari óvæntari óvæntara
plural (all-case) óvæntari
Superlative forms of óvæntur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative óvæntastur óvæntust óvæntast
accusative óvæntastan óvæntasta
dative óvæntustum óvæntastri óvæntustu
genitive óvæntasts óvæntastrar óvæntasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative óvæntastir óvæntastar óvæntust
accusative óvæntasta
dative óvæntustum
genitive óvæntastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative óvæntasti óvæntasta óvæntasta
acc/dat/gen óvæntasta óvæntustu
plural (all-case) óvæntustu

Derived terms

  • óvænt (unexpectedly, adverb)

Further reading

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “óvæntur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • “óvæntur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)