Fransmaður

Icelandic

Etymology

Partial calque of Danish fransmand (modern Danish franskmand), from German Franzmann.

Noun

Fransmaður m (genitive singular Fransmanns, nominative plural Fransmenn)

  1. (informal, dated, today mildly humorous or mildly derogatory) a person from France, Frenchman, a Frenchy
    Synonym: Frakki (“Frenchman”)

Declension

Declension of Fransmaður (masculine irreg-stem, based on maður)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative Fransmaður Fransmaðurinn Fransmenn Fransmennirnir
accusative Fransmann Fransmanninn Fransmenn Fransmennina
dative Fransmanni Fransmanninum Fransmönnum Fransmönnunum
genitive Fransmanns Fransmannsins Fransmanna Fransmannanna

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