umboðsmaður

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse umboðsmaðr, equivalent to umboð +‎ -s- +‎ maður.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊmboːsˌmɛaːvʊɹ/

Noun

umboðsmaður m (genitive singular umboðsmans, plural umboðsmenn)

1. representative
2. ombudsman, attorney

Declension

m41	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	umboðsmaður	umboðsmaðurin	umboðsmenn	umboðsmenninir
Accusative	umboðsmann	umboðsmannin	umboðsmenn	umboðsmenninar
Dative	umboðsmanni	umboðsmanninum	umboðsmonnum	umboðsmonnunum
Genitive	umboðsmans	umboðsmansins	umboðsmanna	umboðsmannanna

Related terms

• umboðsmannating

Further reading

• "umboðsmaður" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse umboðsmaðr (“a representative; an ombudsman, an attorney”), equivalent to umboð +‎ maður.

Noun

umboðsmaður m (genitive singular umboðsmanns, nominative plural umboðsmenn)

1. a representative

   Synonym: fulltrúi

2. (with a licence) an attorney
3. (assisting with the contractual process) an agent
4. a proxy

   Synonym: málsvari

5. the authorized representative of a company
6. (in a store) a commission merchant, a consignee

Derived terms

• einkaumboðsmaður (“an exclusive distributor”)
• Umboðsmaður Alþingis (“Iceland Ombudsman”)
• umboðsmaður Evrópusambandsins (“European Ombudsman”)
• umboðsmaður í vátryggingum (“insurance agent”)
• umboðsmaður krúnunnar (“crown agent”)
• umboðsmaður skuldara (“debtors' ombudsman”)
• viðurkenndur umboðsmaður (“authorised agent”)