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Adjective Charts

B. WEAK DECLENSION, used of Adjectives, both posit. and superl., when def.; and general in compar. and part. act. sing.
POSITIVE (definite)					COMPARATIVE (def. and indef.)			SUPERLATIVE (definite).
		Masc.	*Fem.*	*Neut.*	*Masc.*	*Fem.*	*Neut.*	*Masc.*	*Fem.*	*Neut.*
SING.	NOM.	ung-i	ung-a	ung-a	yng-ri	yng-ri	yng-ra	yng-sti	yng-sta	yng-sta
	GEN.	ung-a	ung-u	ung-a	yng-ra	yng-ri	yng-ra	yng-sta	yng-stu	yng-sta
	DAT.	ung-a	ung-u	ung-a	yng-ra	yng-ri	yng-ra	yng-sta	yng-stu	yng-sta
	ACC.	ung-a	ung-u	ung-a	yng-ra	yng-ri	yng-ra	yng-sta	yng-stu	yng-sta
PLUR.	NOM.	ung-u	in all genders		yng-ri	in all genders		yng-stu	in all genders
	GEN.	ung-u	in all genders		yng-ri	in all genders		yng-stu	in all genders
	DAT.	ung-u	in all genders		yng-ri	in all genders		yng-stu	in all genders
	ACC.	ung-um	in all genders		yng-rum	in all genders		yng-stum	in all genders

C. INDECLINABLE ADJECTIVES in -a and -i.

D. THE ARTICLE SUFFIXED TO NOUNS.
		*Masc.*	*Fem.*	*Neut.*	*Masc.*	*Fem.*		*Neut.*
SING.	NOM.	heimr-inn	tíð-in	skip-it	tími-nn	tunga-n	elli-n	auga-t
	GEN.	heims-ins	tíðar-innar	skips-ins	tíma-ns	tungu-nnar	elli-nnar	auga-ns
	DAT.	heimi-num	tíð-inni	skipi-nu	tíma-num	tungu-nni	elli-nni	auga-nu
	ACC.	heim-inn	tíð-ina	skip-it	tíma-na	tungu-na	elli-na	auga-t
PLUR.	NOM.	heimar-nir	tíðir-nar	skip-in	tímar-nir	tungur-nar		augu-n
	GEN.	heima-nna	tíða-nna	skipa-nna	tíma-nna	tungna-nar		augna-nna
	DAT.	heimu-num	tíðu-num	skipu-num	tímu-num	tungna-nna		augu-num
	ACC.	heima-na	tíðir-nar	skip-in	tíma-na	tungur-nar		aubu-n

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