Old Norse
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Norse -ᛚᚨᛏᚨᛉ (-lataʀ) (attested in ᚨᛁᚦᚨᛚᚨᛏᚨᛉ (aiþalataʀ)), related to láta in the sense 'to behave, make noise'.
Suffix
-látr
- describes someone's behaviour or qualities
- siðr (“manner, custom”) + -látr → siðlátr (“well-mannered, virtuous”)
- fár (“few, scarce”) + -látr → fálátr (“reserved, silent”)
Declension
Strong declension of -látr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
látr
|
lǫ́t
|
látt
|
| accusative
|
látan
|
láta
|
látt
|
| dative
|
lǫ́tum
|
látri
|
lǫ́tu
|
| genitive
|
láts
|
látrar
|
láts
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
látir
|
látar
|
lǫ́t
|
| accusative
|
láta
|
látar
|
lǫ́t
|
| dative
|
lǫ́tum
|
lǫ́tum
|
lǫ́tum
|
| genitive
|
látra
|
látra
|
látra
|
Weak declension of -látr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
láti
|
láta
|
láta
|
| accusative
|
láta
|
lǫ́tu
|
láta
|
| dative
|
láta
|
lǫ́tu
|
láta
|
| genitive
|
láta
|
lǫ́tu
|
láta
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
lǫ́tu
|
lǫ́tu
|
lǫ́tu
|
| accusative
|
lǫ́tu
|
lǫ́tu
|
lǫ́tu
|
| dative
|
lǫ́tum
|
lǫ́tum
|
lǫ́tum
|
| genitive
|
lǫ́tu
|
lǫ́tu
|
lǫ́tu
|
Declension of comparative of -látr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
látari
|
látari
|
látara
|
| accusative
|
látara
|
látari
|
látara
|
| dative
|
látara
|
látari
|
látara
|
| genitive
|
látara
|
látari
|
látara
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
látari
|
látari
|
látari
|
| accusative
|
látari
|
látari
|
látari
|
| dative
|
lǫ́turum
|
lǫ́turum
|
lǫ́turum
|
| genitive
|
látari
|
látari
|
látari
|
Strong declension of superlative of -látr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
látastr
|
lǫ́tust
|
látast
|
| accusative
|
látastan
|
látasta
|
látast
|
| dative
|
lǫ́tustum
|
látastri
|
lǫ́tustu
|
| genitive
|
látasts
|
látastrar
|
látasts
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
látastir
|
látastar
|
lǫ́tust
|
| accusative
|
látasta
|
látastar
|
lǫ́tust
|
| dative
|
lǫ́tustum
|
lǫ́tustum
|
lǫ́tustum
|
| genitive
|
látastra
|
látastra
|
látastra
|
Weak declension of superlative of -látr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
látasti
|
látasta
|
látasta
|
| accusative
|
látasta
|
lǫ́tustu
|
látasta
|
| dative
|
látasta
|
lǫ́tustu
|
látasta
|
| genitive
|
látasta
|
lǫ́tustu
|
látasta
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
lǫ́tustu
|
lǫ́tustu
|
lǫ́tustu
|
| accusative
|
lǫ́tustu
|
lǫ́tustu
|
lǫ́tustu
|
| dative
|
lǫ́tustum
|
lǫ́tustum
|
lǫ́tustum
|
| genitive
|
lǫ́tustu
|
lǫ́tustu
|
lǫ́tustu
|
Derived terms
Old Norse terms suffixed with -látr