kaupmaður

Icelandic

Etymology

From kaup (“trade, business; purchase”) +‎ maður (“man, human”). Compare English chapman (“merchant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰøyp.maːðʏr/

Noun

kaupmaður m (genitive singular kaupmanns, nominative plural kaupmenn)

  1. shopkeeper, storekeeper
  2. (dated) merchant, chandler

Declension

Declension of kaupmaður (masculine irreg-stem, based on maður)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kaupmaður kaupmaðurinn kaupmenn kaupmennirnir
accusative kaupmann kaupmanninn kaupmenn kaupmennina
dative kaupmanni kaupmanninum kaupmönnum kaupmönnunum
genitive kaupmanns kaupmannsins kaupmanna kaupmannanna

Derived terms

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