sléttur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sléttr, from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstljɛhtʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɛhtʏr

Adjective

sléttur (comparative sléttari, superlative sléttastur)

1. level, flat
2. smooth
3. even, equal; (of equal value)
4. (arithmetic, not comparable) even; (leaving no remainder when divided by 2)

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sléttur	slétt	slétt
accusative	sléttan	slétta	slétt
dative	sléttum	sléttri	sléttu
genitive	slétts	sléttrar	slétts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sléttir	sléttar	slétt
accusative	slétta	sléttar	slétt
dative	sléttum	sléttum	sléttum
genitive	sléttra	sléttra	sléttra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	slétti	slétta	slétta
accusative	slétta	sléttu	slétta
dative	slétta	sléttu	slétta
genitive	slétta	sléttu	slétta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sléttu	sléttu	sléttu
accusative	sléttu	sléttu	sléttu
dative	sléttu	sléttu	sléttu
genitive	sléttu	sléttu	sléttu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sléttari	sléttari	sléttara
accusative	sléttari	sléttari	sléttara
dative	sléttari	sléttari	sléttara
genitive	sléttari	sléttari	sléttara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sléttari	sléttari	sléttari
accusative	sléttari	sléttari	sléttari
dative	sléttari	sléttari	sléttari
genitive	sléttari	sléttari	sléttari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sléttastur	sléttust	sléttast
accusative	sléttastan	sléttasta	sléttast
dative	sléttustum	sléttastri	sléttustu
genitive	sléttasts	sléttastrar	sléttasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sléttastir	sléttastar	sléttust
accusative	sléttasta	sléttastar	sléttust
dative	sléttustum	sléttustum	sléttustum
genitive	sléttastra	sléttastra	sléttastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sléttasti	sléttasta	sléttasta
accusative	sléttasta	sléttustu	sléttasta
dative	sléttasta	sléttustu	sléttasta
genitive	sléttasta	sléttustu	sléttasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sléttustu	sléttustu	sléttustu
accusative	sléttustu	sléttustu	sléttustu
dative	sléttustu	sléttustu	sléttustu
genitive	sléttustu	sléttustu	sléttustu

Synonyms

• (flat): flatur
• (smooth): hrukkulaus
• (of equal value): jafnmikill
• (divisible by 2): jafn

Derived terms

• segja sínar farir ekki sléttar (to tell stories of one's hardships and troubles)
• slétt og fellt (fine and dandy)
• skipta á sléttu (to make an even trade)