Contionary:seldsam

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk seldsam, alteration of earlier seldsien, from Old Skundavisk seldasiuni, from Halmisk ᛊᛖᛚᛞᚨᛊᛁᚢᚾᛁ (seldasiuni), ᛊᛖᛚᛞᚨᛊᛁᚢᚾᛁᛉ (seldasiuniŕ), from Proto-Germanic *seldasiuniz, from unattested *seldaz (rare) + *siuniz (sight). The second element was reanalyzed as -sam due to analogy with adjectives like eensam or langsam, because it was no longer recognizable by Middle Skundavisk speakers.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɛɫdsɑm/

Adjective

seldsam (comparative seldsæmer, superlative seldsæmest)

1. rare, uncommon

   Solke deure sind seldsam.

   Such animal are rare.

Inflection

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hi is seldsam	si is seldsam	hit is seldsam	si sind seldsam
strong declension	common	seldsam	seldsame	seldsam	seldsame
	genitive	seldsames	seldsamer	seldsames	seldsamer
weak declension	common	seldsame	seldsame	seldsame	seldsamen
	genitive	seldsamen	seldsamen	seldsamen	seldsamen

Related terms

• selden