fornafn
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse fornafn, from for- (“pre-, previous, before”) + nafn (“name”). The grammatical sense is a calque of Latin prōnōmen.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fornafn n (genitive singular fornafns, nominative plural fornöfn)
- (grammar) pronoun (abbreviation fn.)
- first name, given name
Declension edit
declension of fornafn
n-s | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | fornafn | fornafnið | fornöfn | fornöfnin |
accusative | fornafn | fornafnið | fornöfn | fornöfnin |
dative | fornafni | fornafninu | fornöfnum | fornöfnunum |
genitive | fornafns | fornafnsins | fornafna | fornafnanna |
Synonyms edit
- (first name): eiginnafn, skírnarnafn
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "first name"): eftirnafn