bananalýðveldi
Icelandic
Etymology
From banani (“banana”) + lýðveldi (“republic”).
Noun
bananalýðveldi n (genitive singular bananalýðveldis, nominative plural bananalýðveldi)
- (politics, idiomatic, derogatory) banana republic
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bananalýðveldi | bananalýðveldið | bananalýðveldi | bananalýðveldin |
| accusative | bananalýðveldi | bananalýðveldið | bananalýðveldi | bananalýðveldin |
| dative | bananalýðveldi | bananalýðveldinu | bananalýðveldum | bananalýðveldunum |
| genitive | bananalýðveldis | bananalýðveldisins | bananalýðvelda | bananalýðveldanna |
Further reading
- “bananalýðveldi” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)