hommi

Icelandic

Etymology

An alteration and shortening of now obsolete hómósexúalisti.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɔmːɪ/
Rhymes: -ɔmːɪ

Noun

hommi m (genitive singular homma, nominative plural hommar)

a homosexual male, a gay male
Synonym: samkynhneigður
(offensive) a faggot, a fag
Synonyms: faggi, öfuguggi, hommatittur

Usage notes

Hommi is the term most commonly used when neutrally referring to homosexuals (although it can be used maliciously) — similar to the word gay in English — however, samkynhneigður is usually preferred in more formal contexts.

Declension

Declension of hommi
m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hommi	homminn	hommar	hommarnir
accusative	homma	hommann	homma	hommana
dative	homma	hommanum	hommum	hommunum
genitive	homma	hommans	homma	hommanna

Derived terms

hommatittur

Related terms

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)