velkomandaminni
Icelandic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom velkomandi + minni (“toast”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvelkomandaminni n (genitive singular velkomandaminnis, nominative plural velkomandaminni)
- (archaic) a toast drunken to celebrate (or in honor of) somebody’s homecoming or arrival
- Halldór Kiljan Laxness, Gerpla p. 293
- Jón Thoroddsen, Piltur og stúlka; chapter. 4, page. 93
- Kristján, sæktu okkur eina flösku af víni, ég verð að drekka velkomandaminni gestanna og tilvonandi skiptavina; gjörið þið svo vel að koma inn fyrir.
- Kristján, fetch us a bottle of wine, I must drink a toast to the arrival of our guests and expectant costumers; do come in.
- Nú drekkum við velkomandaminni!
- Now we toast to her arrival!
- Halldór Kiljan Laxness, Gerpla p. 293
Declension
editdeclension of velkomandaminni
n-s | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | velkomandaminni | velkomandaminnið | velkomandaminni | velkomandaminnin |
accusative | velkomandaminni | velkomandaminnið | velkomandaminni | velkomandaminnin |
dative | velkomandaminni | velkomandaminninu | velkomandaminnum | velkomandaminnunum |
genitive | velkomandaminnis | velkomandaminnisins | velkomandaminna | velkomandaminnanna |