ýmis
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiːmɪs/
- Rhymes: -iːmɪs
Inflection
strong declension
The masculine nominative singular ýmiss also occurs. Also sometimes seen are feminine dative and genitive singular ýmissri, ýmissrar, respectively, and genitive plural ýmissra.
There is also a variant ýms, where the -i- is dropped throughout and the resulting declension is the same as of e.g. frjáls:
strong declension (variant)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ýms | ýms | ýmst |
| accusative | ýmsan | ýmsa | ýmst |
| dative | ýmsum | ýmsri | ýmsu |
| genitive | ýms | ýmsrar | ýms |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ýmsir | ýmsar | ýms |
| accusative | ýmsa | ýmsar | ýms |
| dative | ýmsum | ýmsum | ýmsum |
| genitive | ýmsra | ýmsra | ýmsra |
Occasionally this word is also used in the weak declension, usually with an article before it, and sometimes even in superlative. This is, however, proscribed by many authorities.
weak declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ýmsi | ýmsa | ýmsa |
| accusative | ýmsa | ýmsu | ýmsa |
| dative | ýmsa | ýmsu | ýmsa |
| genitive | ýmsa | ýmsu | ýmsa |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ýmsu | ýmsu | ýmsu |
| accusative | ýmsu | ýmsu | ýmsu |
| dative | ýmsu | ýmsu | ýmsu |
| genitive | ýmsu | ýmsu | ýmsu |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ýmsasti | ýmsasta | ýmsasta |
| accusative | ýmsasta | ýmsustu | ýmsasta |
| dative | ýmsasta | ýmsustu | ýmsasta |
| genitive | ýmsasta | ýmsustu | ýmsasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ýmsustu | ýmsustu | ýmsustu |
| accusative | ýmsustu | ýmsustu | ýmsustu |
| dative | ýmsustu | ýmsustu | ýmsustu |
| genitive | ýmsustu | ýmsustu | ýmsustu |
Derived terms
- ýmislegur
- ýmiss konar (different, dissimilar, varying)
- það er ýmist of eða van, of eða van
- fara eftir ýmsu
- velta á ýmsu
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