blökkumaður
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From blakkur (“dark-coloured”) + maður. Cognate with English black and Norwegian Nynorsk blakk (“pale”).
Noun
[edit]blökkumaður m (genitive singular blökkumanns, nominative plural blökkumenn)
Declension
[edit]Declension of blökkumaður (masculine irreg-stem)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | blökkumaður | blökkumaðurinn | blökkumenn | blökkumennirnir |
| accusative | blökkumann | blökkumanninn | blökkumenn | blökkumennina |
| dative | blökkumanni | blökkumanninum | blökkumönnum | blökkumönnunum |
| genitive | blökkumanns | blökkumannsins | blökkumanna | blökkumannanna |
Derived terms
[edit]- blökku-, a prefix indicating being a black person
Further reading
[edit]- “blökkumaður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)