vinnumaður

Icelandic

Etymology

From vinna (“work, labour”) +‎ maður (“man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪnːʏˌmaːðʏr/

Noun

vinnumaður m (genitive singular vinnumanns, nominative plural vinnumenn)

1. a male household servant, farmhand
2. (obsolete) laborer, worker (e.g. a factory worker, construction worker)
3. (usually used with a qualifier) an industrious man, a man who works diligently

Declension

declension of vinnumaður

maður	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vinnumaður	vinnumaðurinn	vinnumenn	vinnumennirnir
accusative	vinnumann	vinnumanninn	vinnumenn	vinnumennina
dative	vinnumanni	vinnumanninum	vinnumönnum	vinnumönnunum
genitive	vinnumanns	vinnumannsins	vinnumanna	vinnumannanna

Synonyms

• (male servant): húskarl
• (laborer): verkamaður

Coordinate terms

• vinnukona