vinnumaður

Icelandic

Etymology

From vinna (“work, labour”) +‎ maður (“man”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪnːʏˌmaːðʏr/

Noun

vinnumaður m (genitive singular vinnumanns, nominative plural vinnumenn)

  1. a male household servant, farmhand
  2. (obsolete) laborer, worker (e.g. a factory worker, construction worker)
  3. (usually used with a qualifier) an industrious man, a man who works diligently

Declension
declension of vinnumaður
maður singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vinnumaður vinnumaðurinn vinnumenn vinnumennirnir
accusative vinnumann vinnumanninn vinnumenn vinnumennina
dative vinnumanni vinnumanninum vinnumönnum vinnumönnunum
genitive vinnumanns vinnumannsins vinnumanna vinnumannanna

Synonyms
  • (male servant): húskarl
  • (laborer): verkamaður

Coordinate terms
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.