lítill

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lítill, from Proto-Germanic *lītilaz. Cognate with Faroese lítil, Danish liden, Norwegian liten, Swedish liten, Elfdalian litn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliːtɪtl/
    Rhymes: -iːtɪtl

Adjective

lítill (comparative minni, superlative minnstur)

  1. short, small
  2. little, insignificant

Inflection

    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative litli litla litla
accusative litla litlu litla
dative litla litlu litla
genitive litla litlu litla
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative litlu litlu litlu
accusative litlu litlu litlu
dative litlu litlu litlu
genitive litlu litlu litlu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative minni minni minna
accusative minni minni minna
dative minni minni minna
genitive minni minni minna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative minni minni minni
accusative minni minni minni
dative minni minni minni
genitive minni minni minni
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative minnstur minnst minnst
accusative minnstan minnsta minnst
dative minnstum minnstri minnstu
genitive minnsts minnstrar minnsts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative minnstir minnstar minnst
accusative minnsta minnstar minnst
dative minnstum minnstum minnstum
genitive minnstra minnstra minnstra

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lītilaz (“small, little, few”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃 (leitils).

Adjective

lítill (comparative minni, superlative minnstr)

  1. little, small, short

Declension

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