viðmælandi

Icelandic

Etymology

From mæla (“to speak”).

Adjective

viðmælandi (indeclinable)

1. able to be spoken to

   Hann er ekki viðmælandi!

   He is impossible to talk to!

See also

• geðvonska
• fúllyndi
• ólundarlega
• önugheit

Noun

viðmælandi m (genitive singular viðmælanda, nominative plural viðmælendur)

1. an interlocutor, the person spoken to
2. an interviewee, a person who is interviewed

Declension

Declension of viðmælandi (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	viðmælandi	viðmælandinn	viðmælendur	viðmælendurnir
accusative	viðmælanda	viðmælandann	viðmælendur	viðmælendurna
dative	viðmælanda	viðmælandanum	viðmælendum, viðmælöndum1	viðmælendunum, viðmælöndunum1
genitive	viðmælanda	viðmælandans	viðmælenda, viðmælanda2	viðmælendanna, viðmælandanna2

¹Obsolete.
²Rare.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “interviewee”): spyrill

References

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2024), “viðmælandi”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies