blámaður
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse blámaðr, equivalent to blár + maður. Cognate with Norwegian and Norwegian Nynorsk blåmann and Swedish blåman.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editblámaður m (genitive singular blámanns, nominative plural blámenn)
- a black person
Usage notes
editHas a lot of historical literary usage, but may now be considered derogatory by some.
Declension
edit| Declension of blámaður | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| maður | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | blámaður | blámaðurinn | blámenn | blámennirnir |
| accusative | blámann | blámanninn | blámenn | blámennina |
| dative | blámanni | blámanninum | blámönnum | blámönnunum |
| genitive | blámanns | blámannsins | blámanna | blámannanna |
Synonyms
edita black person
- blökkumaður m
- negri m
- surtur m
- svertingi m
References
edit- “blámaður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/aːðʏr
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