heppinn
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps of exclamatory origin, from the base *hi- found in the second element of Danish forhippet (“eager to achieve something”), hige (“to wish strongly”), Norwegian Nynorsk heppen, forhippen, hike. Also cognate with Swedish häpen.
Adjective[edit]
heppinn (comparative heppnari, superlative heppnastur)
Declension[edit]
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heppinn | heppin | heppið |
| accusative | heppinn | heppna | heppið |
| dative | heppnum | heppinni | heppnu |
| genitive | heppins | heppinnar | heppins |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | heppnir | heppnar | heppin |
| accusative | heppna | heppnar | heppin |
| dative | heppnum | heppnum | heppnum |
| genitive | heppinna | heppinna | heppinna |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heppni | heppna | heppna |
| accusative | heppna | heppnu | heppna |
| dative | heppna | heppnu | heppna |
| genitive | heppna | heppnu | heppna |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | heppnu | heppnu | heppnu |
| accusative | heppnu | heppnu | heppnu |
| dative | heppnu | heppnu | heppnu |
| genitive | heppnu | heppnu | heppnu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heppnari | heppnari | heppnara |
| accusative | heppnari | heppnari | heppnara |
| dative | heppnari | heppnari | heppnara |
| genitive | heppnari | heppnari | heppnara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | heppnari | heppnari | heppnari |
| accusative | heppnari | heppnari | heppnari |
| dative | heppnari | heppnari | heppnari |
| genitive | heppnari | heppnari | heppnari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heppnastur | heppnust | heppnast |
| accusative | heppnastan | heppnasta | heppnast |
| dative | heppnustum | heppnastri | heppnustu |
| genitive | heppnasts | heppnastrar | heppnasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | heppnastir | heppnastar | heppnust |
| accusative | heppnasta | heppnastar | heppnust |
| dative | heppnustum | heppnustum | heppnustum |
| genitive | heppnastra | heppnastra | heppnastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heppnasti | heppnasta | heppnasta |
| accusative | heppnasta | heppnustu | heppnasta |
| dative | heppnasta | heppnustu | heppnasta |
| genitive | heppnasta | heppnustu | heppnasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | heppnustu | heppnustu | heppnustu |
| accusative | heppnustu | heppnustu | heppnustu |
| dative | heppnustu | heppnustu | heppnustu |
| genitive | heppnustu | heppnustu | heppnustu |