talsmaður

Faroese

Etymology

tala (“to speak”) +‎ maður (“man”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰalsˌmɛaːvʊɹ/

Noun

talsmaður m (genitive singular talsmans, plural talsmenn)

1. spokesman
2. the Holy Spirit

Declension

m41	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	talsmaður	talsmaðurin	talsmenn	talsmenninir
accusative	talsmann	talsmannin	talsmenn	talsmenninar
dative	talsmanni	talsmanninum	talsmonnum	talsmonnunum
genitive	talsmans	talsmansins	talsmanna	talsmannanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From tal (“speech”) +‎ maður (“man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰals.maːðʏr/

Noun

talsmaður m (genitive singular talsmanns, nominative plural talsmenn)

1. spokesman, proponent, advocate

   Synonyms: flutningsmaður, málsvari, stuðningsmaður

Declension

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

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	talsmaður	talsmaðurinn	talsmenn	talsmennirnir
accusative	talsmann	talsmanninn	talsmenn	talsmennina
dative	talsmanni	talsmanninum	talsmönnum	talsmönnunum
genitive	talsmanns	talsmannsins	talsmanna	talsmannanna