þumbari

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• þumbaldi

Etymology

From þumba(st) (“to be stubborn; to show stubbornness”) +‎ -ari (“-er”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθʏmparɪ/

Noun

þumbari m (genitive singular þumbara, nominative plural þumbarar)

1. stubborn person, obstinate person

Declension

declension of þumbari

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þumbari	þumbarinn	þumbarar	þumbararnir
accusative	þumbara	þumbarann	þumbara	þumbarana
dative	þumbara	þumbaranum	þumburum	þumburunum
genitive	þumbara	þumbarans	þumbara	þumbaranna

Derived terms

• þumbaralegur (“stubborn, obstinate”)