kærasti

Icelandic

Etymology

Calque of Danish kæreste (“boyfriend, girlfriend”): built from the superlative of the adjective kær (“dear”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰaiːrastɪ/
    Rhymes: -aiːrastɪ

Noun

kærasti m (genitive singular kærasta, nominative plural kærastar)

  1. boyfriend
    Þetta er kærastinn minn.
    This is my boyfriend.
  2. (dated, uncommon) fiancé

Declension

Declension of kærasti (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kærasti kærastinn kærastar kærastarnir
accusative kærasta kærastann kærasta kærastana
dative kærasta kærastanum kærustum kærustunum
genitive kærasta kærastans kærasta kærastanna

See also

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “kær”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 536 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
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