úreltur

Icelandic

Etymology

Past participle of úreldast (“to become obsolete, go out of fashion”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuːrɛl̥tʏr/

Adjective

úreltur (comparative úreltari, superlative úreltastur)

  1. obsolete, outdated, out of date
    Synonym: fyrndur
    Antonym: gjaldgengur (“valid, useful”)
    urelt fyrirbæri/viðhorf/orðtak ― outdated phenomenon/attitude/concept
    löngu/algerlega/svolítið úreltur ― long/completely/kind of obsolete
    forn eða úrelt mál ― archaic or obsolete language
    Þessi föt eru svo úrelt. ― These clothes are so obsolete.
    Kerfið er rotið og úrelt og það þarf að uppræta það. ― The system is rotten and outdated and it needs to be uprooted.
    Fegurðarsamkeppnir kvenna þykja af mörgum vera úrelt fyrirbæri. ― Women's beauty pageants are considered by many to be an outdated phenomenon.

Declension

Positive forms of úreltur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative úreltur úrelt úrelt
accusative úreltan úrelta
dative úreltum úreltri úreltu
genitive úrelts úreltrar úrelts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative úreltir úreltar úrelt
accusative úrelta
dative úreltum
genitive úreltra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative úrelti úrelta úrelta
acc/dat/gen úrelta úreltu
plural (all-case) úreltu
Comparative forms of úreltur
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) úreltari úreltari úreltara
plural (all-case) úreltari
Superlative forms of úreltur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative úreltastur úreltust úreltast
accusative úreltastan úreltasta
dative úreltustum úreltastri úreltustu
genitive úreltasts úreltastrar úreltasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative úreltastir úreltastar úreltust
accusative úreltasta
dative úreltustum
genitive úreltastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative úreltasti úreltasta úreltasta
acc/dat/gen úreltasta úreltustu
plural (all-case) úreltustu
  • úrelda (“to retire”, transitive verb)
  • úrelding f (“obsolescence”)

See also

  • afdankaður (“outdated, antiquated”)
  • fastheldinn (“conservative; stingy”)
  • forn (“ancient, archaic”)
  • fornfálegur (“old-fashioned, worn out”)
  • fornlegur (“archaic, stuffy”)
  • gamaldags (“old-fashioned”)
  • ganga sér til húðar (“to be worn out, to become obsolete”)
  • púkó (“unfashionable”)
  • úrsérgenginn (“worn out”)

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “úreldast”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 1090 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Further reading

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “úreltur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • “úreltur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • “úreltur”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024
  • “úreltur”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
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