atvinnumaður

Icelandic

Etymology

From atvinna (“profession”) +‎ maður (“man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːt.vɪnːʏˌmaːðʏr/

Noun

atvinnumaður m (genitive singular atvinnumanns, nominative plural atvinnumenn)

1. professional

Declension

declension of atvinnumaður

maður	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	atvinnumaður	atvinnumaðurinn	atvinnumenn	atvinnumennirnir
accusative	atvinnumann	atvinnumanninn	atvinnumenn	atvinnumennina
dative	atvinnumanni	atvinnumanninum	atvinnumönnum	atvinnumönnunum
genitive	atvinnumanns	atvinnumannsins	atvinnumanna	atvinnumannanna

Further reading

• “atvinnumaður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)