namm
Icelandic
editEtymology
editClipping of namm-namm (“sound of eating delicious food”), itself onomatopoeic. Compare Danish nam-nam (“idem”), English nom nom.[1]
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editnamm
- yum (indicating something delicious)
Noun
editnamm n (genitive singular namms, no plural)
Declension
edit| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | namm | nammið |
| accusative | namm | nammið |
| dative | nammi | namminu |
| genitive | namms | nammsins |
References
edit- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “namm”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)