kærasta

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰaiːrasta/

  Rhymes: -aiːrasta

Etymology 1

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

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. (dated, uncommon) fiancée

Declension

Declension of kærasta (feminine)

	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

• kærasti
• kærustupar

Etymology 2

Noun

kærasta

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