besti vinur mannsins
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “the best friend of man”, or more loosely translated as “man's best friend”.
Noun
[edit]besti vinur mannsins m (genitive singular besta vinar mannsins, nominative plural bestu vinir mannsins)
- man's best friend (a sobriquet for a dog)
Declension
[edit]Declension of besti vinur mannsins (masculine, based on vinur)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | besti vinur mannsins | besti vinurinn mannsins | bestu vinir mannsins | bestu vinirnir mannsins |
| accusative | besta vin mannsins | besta vininn mannsins | bestu vini mannsins | bestu vinina mannsins |
| dative | besta vini mannsins, besta vin mannsins | besta vininum mannsins | bestu vinum mannsins | bestu vinunum mannsins |
| genitive | besta vinar mannsins | besta vinarins mannsins | bestu vina mannsins | bestu vinanna mannsins |