óvæntur

== Icelandic == === Etymology === Derived from ó- (“un-”) +‎ vænta (“to expect”) +‎ -ur (adjective). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈouː.vain̥tʏr] === Adjective === óvæntur (comparative óvæntari, superlative óvæntastur) unexpected, unforeseen Antonym: væntanlegur Furðulegt hvað lífið getur allt í einu tekið óvænta stefnu. ― Strange how life can suddenly take an unexpected turn. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== óvænt (“unexpectedly”, adverb) === Further reading === Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “óvæntur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies “óvæntur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)