sleipur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sleipr, from Proto-Germanic *slaipaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstleiːpʏr/

  Rhymes: -eiːpʏr

Adjective

sleipur (comparative sleipari, superlative sleipastur)

1. slippery, slick

   Synonym: háll

2. smooth

Declension

Positive forms of sleipur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sleipur	sleip	sleipt
	accusative	sleipan	sleipa
	dative	sleipum	sleipri	sleipu
	genitive	sleips	sleiprar	sleips
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sleipir	sleipar	sleip
	accusative	sleipa
	dative	sleipum
	genitive	sleipra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sleipi	sleipa	sleipa
	acc/dat/gen	sleipa	sleipu
	plural (all-case)	sleipu

Comparative forms of sleipur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	sleipari	sleipari	sleipara
	plural (all-case)	sleipari

Superlative forms of sleipur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sleipastur	sleipust	sleipast
	accusative	sleipastan	sleipasta
	dative	sleipustum	sleipastri	sleipustu
	genitive	sleipasts	sleipastrar	sleipasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sleipastir	sleipastar	sleipust
	accusative	sleipasta
	dative	sleipustum
	genitive	sleipastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sleipasti	sleipasta	sleipasta
	acc/dat/gen	sleipasta	sleipustu
	plural (all-case)	sleipustu

Related terms

• Sleipnir (“eight-legged horse in Norse mythology”)