gaman

gaman

1. Romanization of 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽

gaman

1. (avoidance) parts of the face:

   bidi: forehead

   nhumbul: cheek

   walu: temple

From Old Norse gaman, from Proto-Germanic *gamaną. Cognates include Old English gamen (Modern English game).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaːma(ː)n/

  Rhymes: -aːman

gaman n (genitive singular gamans, no plural)

1. fun, pleasure, enjoyment
2. fun, merriment
3. sexual intercourse

Declension of gaman
n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	gaman	gamanið
accusative	gaman	gamanið
dative	gamni	gamninu
genitive	gamans	gamansins

• (fun, pleasure, enjoyment): ánægja, yndi, skemmtun
• (fun, merriment): fjör, skemmtilegheit, skemmtun
• (sexual intercourse): samfarir, kynmök

• gera að gamni sínu (synonyms glensa, spaugast; to say something for fun, to do something for fun, to jest)
• henda gamni að einhverjum (to make fun of somebody)
• í gamni (in fun)
• gera eitthvað sér til gamans (to do something for amusement)
• þykja gaman að einhverju (to enjoy something)
• hafa gaman af einhverju (to enjoy something)
• þykja gaman að einhverju (to enjoy something)
• gaman að sjá þig (nice to see you)
• einnar nætur gaman
• gamanleikari
• gamanleikur
• gamansamur
• gamansemi
• lítið er ungs manns gaman (young children need little to rejoice)
• henda gaman að einhverjum, henda gaman að einhverju (to make fun of somebody, to make fun of something)
• gera gaman að einhverjum, gera gaman að einhverju (to make fun of somebody, to make fun of something)
• gera gaman úr einhverju
• til gamans gert, til gamans gjört
• maður er manns gaman
• fara að grána gamanið
• fara að kárna gamanið

• gamna

• glensa
• hafa skemmtun af einhverju
• skemmtun
• skop
• skopast
• skopast að einhverjum
• spaug
• spaugast

gaman

1. Rōmaji transcription of がまん

From Proto-Germanic *gamaną. Cognates include Old English gamen (Modern English game).

gaman n (genitive gamans)

1. fun, merriment, enjoyment

• Icelandic: gaman
• Faroese: gaman
• Norwegian Nynorsk: gaman, gama
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: gaman
• Old Swedish: gaman, gamman, gammen
  • Swedish: gamman
• Danish: gammen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gammen