góður

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔuːwʊɹ/

  Rhymes: -ɔuːwʊɹ

Adjective

góður (comparative betri, superlative bestur)

1. good
   • Genesis 1:31 (Faroese Bible)

     Og Gud sá alt tað, ið Hann hevði gjørt - og tað var sera gott. Og kvøld varð, og morgun varð, sætta dag.

     God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

Declension

Declension of góður (a16)
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	góður	góð	gott
Accusative	góðan	góða	gott
Dative	góðum	góðari	góðum
Genitive	góðs	góðar	góðs
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	góðir	góðar	góð
Accusative	góðar	góðar	góð
Dative	góðum	góðum	góðum
Genitive	góða	góða	góða

Antonyms

• ringur, illur (bad)

Derived terms

• gott kvøld (“good evening”)
• góða nátt (“good night”)
• góða ólavsøku (“good St. Olav's Day”)
• góðan dag (“good day”)
• góðan morgun (“good morning”)

 

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkouːðʏr/

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  Rhymes: -ouːðʏr

Adjective

góður (comparative betri, superlative bestur)

1. good
   • Genesis 1:31 (Icelandic Bible, New International Version)

     Og Guð leit allt, sem hann hafði gjört, og sjá, það var harla gott. Það varð kveld og það varð morgunn, hinn sjötti dagur.

     God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

2. to taste good

   Takk fyrir matinn, hann var góður. ― Thank you for the meal, it was very tasty.

3. proficient, good at something

   Hann er góður á gítar. ― He is a proficient guitar player.

   Synonym: fær

4. kind to, kindhearted

   Hann er góður við börn. ― He is kind to children.

5. well-behaved; able to keep calm

   Hundurinn minn er mjög góður. ― My dog is very well-behaved.

   Krakkar, nú verðið þið að vera þæg og góð. ― Kids, now you must behave well and stay calm.

   Synonym: þægur

6. a considerable amount; a significant amount

   Maður verður að gefa sér góðan tíma til þess. ― One has to set aside a considerable amount of time for that.

7. (colloquial) satisfied or at ease

   Má bjóða þér kaffi? – Nei takk, ég er góður. ― Can I offer you some coffee? – No thanks, I'm good.

Declension

positive forms of góður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	góður	góð	gott
	accusative	góðan	góða
	dative	góðum	góðri	góðu
	genitive	góðs	góðrar	góðs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	góðir	góðar	góð
	accusative	góða
	dative	góðum
	genitive	góðra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	góði	góða	góða
	acc/dat/gen	góða	góðu
	plural (all-case)	góðu

comparative forms of góður

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	betri	betri	betra
	plural (all-case)	betri

superlative forms of góður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	bestur	best	best
	accusative	bestan	besta
	dative	bestum	bestri	bestu
	genitive	bests	bestrar	bests
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	bestir	bestar	best
	accusative	besta
	dative	bestum
	genitive	bestra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	besti	besta	besta
	acc/dat/gen	besta	bestu
	plural (all-case)	bestu

Derived terms

• allt er gott sem endar vel
• besti vinur mannsins
• betri er krókur en kelda
• eins gott (“you better!”)
• gott á þig (“you deserved it!”)
• góðan daginn (“good day; good morning”)
• góður með sig
• segja þetta gott (“call it a day”)
• svo gott sem (“as good as; almost”)
• það er betra að hafa vaðið fyrir neðan sig

Compound words:

• dágóður
• haldgóður
• hjartagóður
• laggóður
• minnisgóður
• rúmgóður
• vingóður

 

See also

• skárri (“slightly better but not good”)
• skána (“to become slightly better but not good”)