spámaður

Icelandic

Etymology

From spá (“prophecy, a forecast”) +‎ maður (“man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈspauː.ma(ː)ðʏr/

Noun

spámaður m (genitive singular spámanns, plural spámenn)

1. prophet (someone who speaks by divine inspiration)
   • Icelandic Web of Science: Hvað hét Múhameð spámaður fullu nafni? (“What was the full name of the prophet Muhammad?”)

     Hvað hét Múhameð spámaður fullu nafni?

     What was the full name of the prophet Muhammad?

2. a (male) prophet, soothsayer, fortune teller (someone who predicts the future)

Declension

declension of spámaður

maður	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	spámaður	spámaðurinn	spámenn	spámennirnir
accusative	spámann	spámanninn	spámenn	spámennina
dative	spámanni	spámanninum	spámönnum	spámönnunum
genitive	spámanns	spámannsins	spámanna	spámannanna

Coordinate terms

• (soothsayer): spákona, völva