gæi

Icelandic edit

Note the irregularity in the spelling: written <g> is normally /c/ before <æ>. This is due to it being a loan word.

gæi m (genitive singular gæja, nominative plural gæjar)

(colloquial) a cool, tough guy, a dude
Hann er svaka gæi. ― He's a very cool dude.
(colloquial) a guy, a man, a dude
Ég hitti einhvern gæja niðri í bæ áðan. ― I met some guy downtown earlier today.
(colloquial) thingy, a tool, whatchamacallit
Áttu svona gæja til að festa þetta sama? ― Do you have a tool to clamp this togehter?

declension of gæi

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-w1	singular		plural
nominative	gæi	gæinn	gæjar	gæjarnir
accusative	gæja	gæjann	gæja	gæjana
dative	gæja	gæjanum	gæjum	gæjunum
genitive	gæja	gæjans	gæja	gæjanna