hommi
Icelandic
editEtymology
editAn alteration and shortening of now obsolete hómósexúalisti.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithommi m (genitive singular homma, nominative plural hommar)
- a homosexual male, a gay male
- Synonym: samkynhneigður
- (offensive) a faggot, a fag
- Synonyms: faggi, öfuguggi, hommatittur
Usage notes
editHommi is the term most commonly used when neutrally referring to homosexuals (although it can be used maliciously) — similar to the word gay in English — however, samkynhneigður is usually preferred in more formal contexts.
Declension
editDeclension of hommi | ||||
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m-w1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hommi | homminn | hommar | hommarnir |
accusative | homma | hommann | homma | hommana |
dative | homma | hommanum | hommum | hommunum |
genitive | homma | hommans | homma | hommanna |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)