jákvæður

Icelandic

Etymology

From já (“yes”) +‎ kvæður, the latter component related to kveða (“to say, compose”).

Adjective

jákvæður (comparative jákvæðari, superlative jákvæðastur)

1. positive, affirmative

   Antonym: neikvæður

Declension

Positive forms of jákvæður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	jákvæður	jákvæð	jákvætt
	accusative	jákvæðan	jákvæða
	dative	jákvæðum	jákvæðri	jákvæðu
	genitive	jákvæðs	jákvæðrar	jákvæðs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	jákvæðir	jákvæðar	jákvæð
	accusative	jákvæða
	dative	jákvæðum
	genitive	jákvæðra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	jákvæði	jákvæða	jákvæða
	acc/dat/gen	jákvæða	jákvæðu
	plural (all-case)	jákvæðu

Comparative forms of jákvæður

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	jákvæðari	jákvæðari	jákvæðara
	plural (all-case)	jákvæðari

Superlative forms of jákvæður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	jákvæðastur	jákvæðust	jákvæðast
	accusative	jákvæðastan	jákvæðasta
	dative	jákvæðustum	jákvæðastri	jákvæðustu
	genitive	jákvæðasts	jákvæðastrar	jákvæðasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	jákvæðastir	jákvæðastar	jákvæðust
	accusative	jákvæðasta
	dative	jákvæðustum
	genitive	jákvæðastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	jákvæðasti	jákvæðasta	jákvæðasta
	acc/dat/gen	jákvæðasta	jákvæðustu
	plural (all-case)	jákvæðustu

Further reading

• “jákvæður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)