Adjectives in Icelandic

Adjectives are a key part of any language. The Icelandic adjectives listed below will help you learn common Icelandic adjectives in no time. Together with other basic nouns and verbs, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Icelandic. For even more Icelandic adjectives, take a look at our learning resources for Icelandic at the end of the page.

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Basic Adjectives in Icelandic
Colours in Icelandic
Feelings in Icelandic
Space in Icelandic
Other Important Adjectives in Icelandic

Basic Adjectives in Icelandic

English	Icelandic
heavy in Icelandic	þungt (þungur - þung - þungt)
light in Icelandic	létt (léttur - létt - létt)
correct in Icelandic	rétt (réttur - rétt - rétt)
wrong in Icelandic	rangt (rangur - röng - rangt)
difficult in Icelandic	erfitt (erfiður - erfið - erfitt)
easy in Icelandic	auðvelt (auðveldur - auðveld - auðvelt)
few in Icelandic	fáir (fáir - fáar - fá)
many in Icelandic	margir (margir - margar - mörg)
new in Icelandic	nýtt (nýr - ný - nýtt)
old in Icelandic	gamalt (gamall - gömul - gamalt)
slow in Icelandic	hægt (hægur - hæg - hægt)
quick in Icelandic	fljótt (fljótur - fljót - fljótt)
poor in Icelandic	fátækur (fátækur - fátæk - fátækt)
rich in Icelandic	ríkur (ríkur - rík - ríkt)

Colours in Icelandic

English	Icelandic
white in Icelandic	hvítur (hvítur - hvít - hvítt)
black in Icelandic	svartur (svartur - svört - svart)
grey in Icelandic	grár (grár - grá - grátt)
green in Icelandic	grænn (grænn - græn - grænt)
blue in Icelandic	blár (blár - blá - blátt)
red in Icelandic	rauður (rauður - rauð - rautt)
pink in Icelandic	bleikur (bleikur - bleik - bleikt)
orange in Icelandic	appelsínugulur (appelsínugulur - appelsínugul - appelsínugult)
purple in Icelandic	fjólublár (fjólublár - fjólublá - fjólublátt)
yellow in Icelandic	gulur (gulur - gul - gult)
brown in Icelandic	brúnn (brúnn - brún - brúnt)

Feelings in Icelandic

English	Icelandic
good in Icelandic	góður (góður - góð - gott)
bad in Icelandic	vondur (vondur - vond - vont)
weak in Icelandic	veikburða (veikburða - veikburða - veikburða)
strong in Icelandic	sterkur (sterkur - sterk - sterkt)
happy in Icelandic	hamingjusamur (hamingjusamur - hamingjusöm - hamingjusamt)
sad in Icelandic	dapur (dapur - döpur - dapurt)
healthy in Icelandic	heilbrigður (heilbrigður - heilbrigð - heilbrigt)
sick in Icelandic	veikur (veikur - veik - veikt)
hungry in Icelandic	svangur (svangur - svöng - svangt)
thirsty in Icelandic	þyrstur (þyrstur - þyrst - þyrst)
lonely in Icelandic	einmana (einmana - einmana - einmana)
tired in Icelandic	þreyttur (þreyttur - þreytt - þreytt)

Space in Icelandic

English	Icelandic
short in Icelandic	stuttur (stuttur - stutt - stutt)
long in Icelandic	langur (langur - löng - langt)
small in Icelandic	lítill (lítill - lítil - lítið)
big in Icelandic	stór (stór - stór - stórt)
high in Icelandic	hár (hár - há - hátt)
low in Icelandic	lágur (lágur - lág - lágt)
steep in Icelandic	brattur (brattur - brött - bratt)
flat in Icelandic	flatur (flatur - flöt - flatt)
shallow in Icelandic	grunnt (grunnur - grunn - grunnt)
deep in Icelandic	djúpur (djúpur - djúp - djúpt)
narrow in Icelandic	þröngur (þröngur - þröng - þröngt)
broad in Icelandic	breiður (breiður - breið - breitt)

Other Important Adjectives in Icelandic

English	Icelandic
cheap in Icelandic	ódýrt (ódýr - ódýr - ódýrt)
expensive in Icelandic	dýrt (dýr - dýr - dýrt)
soft in Icelandic	mjúkt (mjúkur - mjúk - mjúkt)
hard in Icelandic	hart (harður - hörð - hart)
empty in Icelandic	tómt (tómur - tóm - tómt)
full in Icelandic	fullt (fullur - full - fullt)
dirty in Icelandic	skítugur (skítugur - skítug - skítugt)
clean in Icelandic	hreinn (hreinn - hrein - hreint)
sweet in Icelandic	sætur (sætur - sæt - sætt)
sour in Icelandic	súr (súr - súr - súrt)
young in Icelandic	ungur (ungur - ung - ungt)
old in Icelandic	gamall (gamall - gömul - gamalt)
cold in Icelandic	kaldur (kaldur - köld - kalt)
warm in Icelandic	hlýr (hlýr - hlý - hlýtt)

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Adjectives in Icelandic

Basic Adjectives in Icelandic

Colours in Icelandic

Feelings in Icelandic

Space in Icelandic

Other Important Adjectives in Icelandic

Icelandic Vocabulary Books

Learn Icelandic - Quick / Easy / Efficient

Icelandic Vocabulary Book

Icelandic Flashcards

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