kaupmaður
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From kaup (“trade, business; purchase”) + maður (“man, human”). Compare English chapman (“merchant”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kaupmaður m (genitive singular kaupmanns, nominative plural kaupmenn)
Declension edit
declension of kaupmaður
maður | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kaupmaður | kaupmaðurinn | kaupmenn | kaupmennirnir |
accusative | kaupmann | kaupmanninn | kaupmenn | kaupmennina |
dative | kaupmanni | kaupmanninum | kaupmönnum | kaupmönnunum |
genitive | kaupmanns | kaupmannsins | kaupmanna | kaupmannanna |