keypmaður
Faroese
editEtymology
editkeypa (“to buy”) + maður (“man”), compare Danish købmand, German Kaufmann.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkeypmaður m (genitive singular keypmans, plural keypmenn)
Declension
edit| m41 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | keypmaður | keypmaðurin | keypmenn | keypmenninir |
| Accusative | keypmann | keypmannin | keypmenn | keypmenninar |
| Dative | keypmanni | keypmanninum | keypmonnum | keypmonnunum |
| Genitive | keypmans | keypmansins | keypmanna | keypmannanna |
Derived terms
edit- Keypmannahavn (Copenhagen), keypmannaskúli (commercial school), keypmansskapur (trading)
- loynikeypmaður (bootlegger, marketeer), stórkeypmaður (wholesaler)
References
edit- ^ The holder of a trader exchanges it for the exposed chosen card in the same suit. Traders have no value in themselves in the play. If you attempt to lead a trader to a trick, it behaves as though you exchanged it for the exposed card of that suit, and then led the card you had obtained. (pagat.com - Stýrivolt)