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Singular
M F N
N einn ein eitt
A einn einna eitt
D einum einni einu
G eins einnar eins
Plural
M F N
N einir einar ein
A eina einar ein
D einum einum einum
G einna einna einna
Note: Einn may also be declined like a weak adjective: hinn eini, hin eina, hið eina, etc.
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M F N
N tveir tvær tvö
A tvo tvær tvö
D tveim/ur tveim/ur tveim/ur
G tveggja tveggja tveggja
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M F N
N þrír þrjár þrjú
A þrjá þrjár þrjú
D þrem/ur þrem/ur þrem/ur
G þriggja þriggja þriggja
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M F N
N fjórir fjórar fjögur
A fjóra fjórar fjögur
D fjórum fjórum fjórum
G fjögra fjögra fjögra
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- When used as adjectives, these numbers are not declined except that the
plural of hundrað is hundruð;
- When used as nouns:
- Hundrað is declined neuter;
- ̃usund may be declined feminine like tíð or neuter
like skip;
- Milljón is always feminine.
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All Ordinal Numbers except Annar are declined as
weak adjectives.
Singular
M F N
N annar önnur annað
A annan aðra annað
D öðrum annarri öðru
G annars annarrar annars
Plural
M F N
N aðrir aðrar önnur
A aðra aðrar önnur
D öðrum öðrum öðrum
G annarrar annarra annarra
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Nouns denoting fractions are formed, in general, by replacing the -i
ending of the ordinal number with -ungur. Half is the exception.
So, þriðji gives þriðjungur.
- helmingur (-s, -ar) - a half;
- þriðjungur - a third;
- fjörðungur - a quarter;
- fimtungur - a fifth, etc.
Adjectives are formed from the numerals by adding -faldur (-fold).
E.g. einfaldur - single; tvöfaldur - double, etc.
Some examples of quantities involving fractions:
- hálfur - half;
- einn þriðji - one third;
- einn tíundi - one tenth;
- hálfur þriðji eða tveir og hálfur - two and a half;
- tveir sjöundu - two sevenths;
- þrír fjórðu - three quarters;
- sjö heilir og einn fjórði - seven and a quarter;
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Group numerals refer to things associated in twos, threes, etc. Examples of
such words include:
- einir - a pair;
- tvennir - two pairs;
- þrennir - three pairs;
- fernir - four pairs.
These words are declined like adjectives, e.g.:
einir sokkar - a pair of socks;
tvennir skór - two pairs of shoes.
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These are akin to the English couple, dozen, score, etc., signifying certain
quantities. Most are feminine in gender.
- eining or eind - one of something;
- tvenning or tvend - two of something;
- þrenning - three of something;
- fimt - five of something;
- sjöund - seven of something;
- áttund - eight of something;
- níund - nine of something;
- tíund or tugur - ten of something;
- tylft - twelve of something.
To multiply, the word sinn is used: eitt sinn, tveim sinnum,
and so on. Note the terms tvisvar (twice) and þrisvar
(thrice).
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WARNING: Don't take this information too seriously - I need to double check it.
Adjectives formed from the numeral stem and used to describe measures such
as age, height, length, depth, etc.
Numbers from 20 - 70 add -tugur to the stem, while numbers from 80 -
120 add -ræður.
E.g. tvítugur, þrítugur, fertugur - 20, 30, 40 years old,
metres deep, kilometers long, etc.
Examples:
- tvítugur maður - a 20-year-old man (20 ára gamall maður);
- þrítugur hamar - a 30-fathom high precipice (30 faðma hár
hamar);
- sextugt dýpi - a depth of 60 fathoms (60 faðma dýpi);
- tvítugur hvalur - a 20-aln long whale (20 álna langur hvalur).
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