University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
Link to University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
Link to University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
Icelandic Online Dictionary and Readings
Home Course Search Readings Browse Readings   Search Dictionary Abbreviations used in Dictionary Common Icelandic Abbreviations Dictionary Guide Grammar Print edition   Copyright UWDC

Sverrir Hólmarsson; Sanders, Christopher; Tucker, John / Íslensk-ensk orðabók (1989)

 

Declension of Pronouns

Personal pronouns

1st person 2nd person
sg pl pl sg pl pl
(formal) (formal)
nom ég við vér þú þið þér
acc mig okkur oss þig ykkur yður
dat mér okkur oss þér ykkur yður
gen mín okkar vor þín ykkar yðar
3rd person Reflexive
sg pl
m f n m f n
nom hann hún það þeir þær þau nom -
acc hann hana það þá þær þau acc sig
dat honum henni því þeim þeim þeim dat sér
gen hans hennar þess þeirra þeirra þeirra gen sín

Possessive pronouns

sg pl
m f n m f n
nom minn mín mitt mínir mínar mín
acc minn mína mitt mína mínar mín
dat mínum minni mínu mínum mínum mínum
gen míns minnar míns minna minna minna
nom vor vor vort vorir vorar vor
acc vorn vora vort vora vorar vor
dat vorum vorri voru vorum vorum vorum
gen vors vorrar vors vorra vorra vorra

þinn and sinn are declined as minn. The only other possessive pronouns are the indeclinable genitives of the personal pronouns, hans, hennar, þess; okkar, ykkar, (yðar), þeirra. These are used when the subject of the sentence and the antecedent of the possessive are not the same.

  [p. 43]  

Demonstrative pronouns

sg pl
m f n m f n
nom sá sú það þeir þær þau
acc þann þá það þá þær þau
dat þeim þeirri því þeim þeim þeim
gen þess þeirrar þess þeirra þeirra þeirra
nom þessi þessi þetta þessir þessar þessi
acc þennan þessa þetta þessa þessar þessi
dat þessum þessari þessu þessum þessum þessum
gen þessa þessarar þessa þessara þessara þessara
nom hinn hin hitt hinir hinar hin
acc hinn hina hitt hina hinar hin
dat hinum hinni hinu hinum hinum hinum
gen hins hinnar hins hinna hinna hinna

hinn as a definite article is declined as above, but has hið in the nom n sg and nom.

Interrogative pronouns

sg pl
m f n m f n
nom hver hver hvað hverjir hverjar hver
hvert
acc hvern hverja hvað hverja hverjar hver
hvert
dat hverjum hverri hverju hverjum hverjum hverjum
gen hvers hverrar hvers hverra hverra hverra

hvað is used when the antecedent is a noun and means what. hvert is used in place of an adjective and is glossed as which. While hver means who or which of many, hvor (hvor, hvort) means who or which of the two. The latter is declined like the possessive pronoun vor.

Indefinite pronouns

sg pl
m f n m f n
nom nokkur nokkur nokkuð nokkrir nokkrar nokkur
nokkurt
acc nokkurn nokkra nokkuð nokkra nokkrar nokkur
nokkurt
dat nokkrum nokkurri nokkru nokkrum nokkrum nokkrum
gen nokkurs nokkurrar nokkurs nokkurra nokkurra nokkurra
nom enginn engin ekkert engir engar engin
acc engan enga ekkert enga engar engin
dat engum engri engu engum engum engum
gen einskis engrar einskis engra engra engra   [p. 44]  
nom ýmis ýmis ýmist ýmsir ýmsar ýmis
acc ýmsan ýmsa ýmist ýmsa ýmsar ýmis
dat ýmsum ýmissi ýmsu ýmsum ýmsum ýmsum
gen ýmiss ýmissar ýmiss ýmissa ýmissa ýmissa
nom báðir báðar bæði
acc báða báðar bæði
dat báðum báðum báðum
gen beggja beggja beggja

nokkuð is used in place of a noun and means something while the adjectival variant nokkurt means some or any. einhver is declined like the interrogative pronoun hver. neinn is declined like the number einn.

Go up to Top of Page

© Sverrir Hólmarsson, Christopher Sanders, John Tucker
© Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

© This compilation (including design, introductory text, organization, and descriptive material) is copyrighted by University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.

This copyright is independent of any copyright on specific items within the collection. Because the University of Wisconsin Libraries generally do not own the rights to materials in these collections, please consult copyright or ownership information provided with individual items.

Images, text, or other content downloaded from the collection may be freely used for non-profit educational and research purposes, or any other use falling within the purview of "Fair Use".

In all other cases, please consult the terms provided with the item, or contact the Libraries.