hallur

See also: Hallur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhatlʏr/
• Rhymes: -atlʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hallr, from Proto-Germanic *halþaz.

Adjective

hallur (comparative hallari, superlative hallastur)

1. sloping, slanted
2. biased, inclined, partial

Declension

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hallur	höll	hallt
accusative	hallan	halla	hallt
dative	höllum	hallri	höllu
genitive	halls	hallrar	halls
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hallir	hallar	höll
accusative	halla	hallar	höll
dative	höllum	höllum	höllum
genitive	hallra	hallra	hallra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	halli	halla	halla
accusative	halla	höllu	halla
dative	halla	höllu	halla
genitive	halla	höllu	halla
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	höllu	höllu	höllu
accusative	höllu	höllu	höllu
dative	höllu	höllu	höllu
genitive	höllu	höllu	höllu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hallari	hallari	hallara
accusative	hallari	hallari	hallara
dative	hallari	hallari	hallara
genitive	hallari	hallari	hallara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hallari	hallari	hallari
accusative	hallari	hallari	hallari
dative	hallari	hallari	hallari
genitive	hallari	hallari	hallari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hallastur	höllust	hallast
accusative	hallastan	hallasta	hallast
dative	höllustum	hallastri	höllustu
genitive	hallasts	hallastrar	hallasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hallastir	hallastar	höllust
accusative	hallasta	hallastar	höllust
dative	höllustum	höllustum	höllustum
genitive	hallastra	hallastra	hallastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hallasti	hallasta	hallasta
accusative	hallasta	höllustu	hallasta
dative	hallasta	höllustu	hallasta
genitive	hallasta	höllustu	hallasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	höllustu	höllustu	höllustu
accusative	höllustu	höllustu	höllustu
dative	höllustu	höllustu	höllustu
genitive	höllustu	höllustu	höllustu

Synonyms

• (sloping, slanted): skásettur
• (biased, partial): hlutdrægur

Derived terms

• skáhallur
• vilhallur

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hallr, from Proto-Germanic *halluz.

Noun

hallur m (genitive singular halls, nominative plural hallar)

1. slope, incline
2. large stone

Synonyms

• (slope, incline): halli, brekka