blökkumaður
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From blakkur (“dark-coloured”) + maður. Cognate with English black and Norwegian Nynorsk blakk (“pale”).
Noun edit
blökkumaður m (genitive singular blökkumanns, nominative plural blökkumenn)
Declension edit
declension of blökkumaður
| maður | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | blökkumaður | blökkumaðurinn | blökkumenn | blökkumennirnir |
| accusative | blökkumann | blökkumanninn | blökkumenn | blökkumennina |
| dative | blökkumanni | blökkumanninum | blökkumönnum | blökkumönnunum |
| genitive | blökkumanns | blökkumannsins | blökkumanna | blökkumannanna |
Derived terms edit
- blökku-, a prefix indicating being a black person
Further reading edit
- “blökkumaður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)