heppinn

Icelandic

Etymology

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

heppinn (comparative heppnari, superlative heppnastur)

  1. lucky, fortunate

Declension
    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
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