póstmaður

Icelandic

Etymology

From póstur (“post”) +‎ maður (“man”).

Noun

póstmaður m (genitive singular póstmanns, nominative plural póstmenn)

1. mailman, postman

   Synonyms: bréfberi, póstur

Declension

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

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	póstmaður	póstmaðurinn	póstmenn	póstmennirnir
accusative	póstmann	póstmanninn	póstmenn	póstmennina
dative	póstmanni	póstmanninum	póstmönnum	póstmönnunum
genitive	póstmanns	póstmannsins	póstmanna	póstmannanna

Further reading

• “póstmaður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)