suðrænn

Icelandic

Adjective

suðrænn (comparative suðrænni, superlative suðrænastur)

  1. southern, Latin, Mediterranean, tropical (usually referring to warm southern countries or people from those countries, in particular Latin America, Spain, Portugal or Italy)
    suðrænt loftslag ― tropical or Mediterranean climate
    Ég ætla að slappa af á suðrænum slóðum. ― I will be heading to a tropical country to relax.
    Í Hondúras kynntist ég suðrænni og seiðandi mey. ― In Honduras I met this seductive Latin girl.
    Suðrænir menn eru vanalega opnari með tilfinningar sínar en tíðkast á Norðurlöndunum. ― Men from southern countries are often more open with their feelings than those from the Nordic countries.

Usage notes

  • When referring to countries, suggests a warm, tropical paradise. When referring to people, has an implication of exotic, captivating attractiveness, typically with features such as dark hair and tanned skin.

Declension

Positive forms of suðrænn
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative suðrænn suðræn suðrænt
accusative suðrænan suðræna
dative suðrænum suðrænni suðrænu
genitive suðræns suðrænnar suðræns
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative suðrænir suðrænar suðræn
accusative suðræna
dative suðrænum
genitive suðrænna
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative suðræni suðræna suðræna
acc/dat/gen suðræna suðrænu
plural (all-case) suðrænu
Comparative forms of suðrænn
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) suðrænni suðrænni suðrænna
plural (all-case) suðrænni
Superlative forms of suðrænn
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative suðrænastur suðrænust suðrænast
accusative suðrænastan suðrænasta
dative suðrænustum suðrænastri suðrænustu
genitive suðrænasts suðrænastrar suðrænasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative suðrænastir suðrænastar suðrænust
accusative suðrænasta
dative suðrænustum
genitive suðrænastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative suðrænasti suðrænasta suðrænasta
acc/dat/gen suðrænasta suðrænustu
plural (all-case) suðrænustu

Derived terms

  • suðræn sveifla (“a catchy Latin American song”)
  • sólarlönd, suðlægur, sunnan
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