hreinn sveinn

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “clean lad”.

Noun

hreinn sveinn m (genitive singular hreins sveins, nominative plural hreinir sveinar)

1. male virgin

Usage notes

• One may legally name one's child Hreinn Sveinn in Iceland - and therefore this name often serves as a cruel but comical example of double entendre in naming traditions.

Declension

Declension of hreinn sveinn (masculine, based on sveinn)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hreinn sveinn	hreini sveinninn	hreinir sveinar	hreinu sveinarnir
accusative	hreinan svein	hreina sveininn	hreina sveina	hreinu sveinana
dative	hreinum sveini	hreina sveininum	hreinum sveinum	hreinu sveinunum
genitive	hreins sveins	hreina sveinsins	hreinna sveina	hreinu sveinanna

Coordinate terms

• hrein mey (“female virgin”)