talsmaður
Faroese
editEtymology
edittala (“to speak”) + maður (“man”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittalsmaður m (genitive singular talsmans, plural talsmenn)
- spokesman
- the Holy Spirit
Declension
editm41 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | talsmaður | talsmaðurin | talsmenn | talsmenninir |
Accusative | talsmann | talsmannin | talsmenn | talsmenninar |
Dative | talsmanni | talsmanninum | talsmonnum | talsmonnunum |
Genitive | talsmans | talsmansins | talsmanna | talsmannanna |
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom tal (“speech”) + maður (“man”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittalsmaður m (genitive singular talsmanns, nominative plural talsmenn)
Declension
editdeclension of talsmaður
maður | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | talsmaður | talsmaðurinn | talsmenn | talsmennirnir |
accusative | talsmann | talsmanninn | talsmenn | talsmennina |
dative | talsmanni | talsmanninum | talsmönnum | talsmönnunum |
genitive | talsmanns | talsmannsins | talsmanna | talsmannanna |
Synonyms
edit- (advocate): flutningsmaður, málsvari, stuðningsmaður