villimaður

Icelandic

Etymology

From villi- (“wild, savage”) +‎ maður (“man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪtlɪˌmaːðʏr/

Noun

villimaður m (genitive singular villimanns, nominative plural villimenn)

1. a barbarian, a savage

   Synonyms: barbari m, skrælingi m, ruddi m

Declension

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

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	villimaður	villimaðurinn	villimenn	villimennirnir
accusative	villimann	villimanninn	villimenn	villimennina
dative	villimanni	villimanninum	villimönnum	villimönnunum
genitive	villimanns	villimannsins	villimanna	villimannanna

Derived terms

• villimannslegur

Further reading

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