kærasta

Icelandic

Etymology

From the superlative of the adjective kær (“dear”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰaiːrasta/
    Rhymes: -aiːrasta

Noun

kærasta f (genitive singular kærustu, nominative plural kærustur)

  1. girlfriend
    Hefurðu hitt nýju kærustuna hans Hauks? Hún er afar indæl stelpa.
    Have you met Haukur's new girlfriend? She's a lovely girl.
    Þetta er kærastan mín.
    This is my girlfriend.
    Kærastan mín biður að heilsa.
    My girlfriend sends her love.
  2. (old-fashioned, uncommon) fiancée

Declension
declension of kærasta
kærasta singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kærasta kærastan kærustur kærusturnar
accusative kærustu kærustuna kærustur kærusturnar
dative kærustu kærustunni kærustum kærustunum
genitive kærustu kærustunnar kærasta/kærastna kærastanna/kærastnanna

See also

Noun

kærasta

  1. inflection of kærasti (“boyfriend”):
    1. indefinite accusative singular
    2. indefinite dative singular
    3. indefinite genitive singular
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