blámaður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse blámaðr, equivalent to blár +‎ maður. Cognate with Norwegian and Norwegian Nynorsk blåmann and Swedish blåman.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplauːˌmaː.ðʏr/
  • Rhymes: -aːðʏr

Noun

blámaður m (genitive singular blámanns, nominative plural blámenn)

  1. black person
    Synonyms: svertingi m, blökkumaður m; (vulgar, ethnic slur) surtur m, negri m

Usage notes

Has a lot of historical literary usage, but may now be considered derogatory by some.

Declension

Declension of blámaður (masculine irreg-stem, based on maður)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative blámaður blámaðurinn blámenn blámennirnir
accusative blámann blámanninn blámenn blámennina
dative blámanni blámanninum blámönnum blámönnunum
genitive blámanns blámannsins blámanna blámannanna

References

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