hálfviti

Icelandic

Etymology

hálf- +‎ viti, literally “half-wit”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaulv.vɪːtɪ/

Noun

hálfviti m (genitive singular hálfvita, nominative plural hálfvitar)

1. idiot

Declension

declension of hálfviti

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hálfviti	hálfvitinn	hálfvitar	hálfvitarnir
accusative	hálfvita	hálfvitann	hálfvita	hálfvitana
dative	hálfvita	hálfvitanum	hálfvitum	hálfvitunum
genitive	hálfvita	hálfvitans	hálfvita	hálfvitanna

Synonyms

• fáviti, flón, fífl, imbi, auli, bjáni, glópur, heimskingi

Further reading

• “hálfviti” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)