fjandmaður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fjándmaðr, equivalent to fjandi (“fiend, enemy”) +‎ maður (“man”). Compare Old English fēondmann.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjantˌmaːðʏr/

Noun

fjandmaður m (genitive singular fjandmanns, nominative plural fjandmenn)

1. enemy

Declension

Declension of fjandmaður (masculine irreg-stem, based on maður)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fjandmaður	fjandmaðurinn	fjandmenn	fjandmennirnir
accusative	fjandmann	fjandmanninn	fjandmenn	fjandmennina
dative	fjandmanni	fjandmanninum	fjandmönnum	fjandmönnunum
genitive	fjandmanns	fjandmannsins	fjandmanna	fjandmannanna

Synonyms

• (enemy): fjandi, óvinur