innherji
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From inn (“inside”) + -herji (“a man that is a part of a team (or military unit)”), from herja (“make war”), from her (“military”).
Noun
[edit]innherji m (genitive singular innherja, nominative plural innherjar)
- insider (person who has special knowledge of the inner workings of a company or other organization)
- (soccer, dated) an inside forward (including the inside left and inside right) [1930s–1970s]
Declension
[edit]Declension of innherji (masculine)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | innherji | innherjinn | innherjar | innherjarnir |
| accusative | innherja | innherjann | innherja | innherjana |
| dative | innherja | innherjanum | innherjum | innherjunum |
| genitive | innherja | innherjans | innherja | innherjanna |
Derived terms
[edit]- innherjaviðskipti (“insider trading”)
Related terms
[edit]- útherji (“an outside-forward in soccer”)
Further reading
[edit]- “innherji” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)