namm

Icelandic

Etymology

Clipping of namm-namm (“sound of eating delicious food”), itself onomatopoeic. Compare Danish nam-nam (“idem”), English nom nom.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /namː/
    Rhymes: -amː

Interjection

namm

  1. yum (indicating something delicious)

Noun

namm n (genitive singular namms, no plural)

  1. yummy stuff, delicious food; sweets, candy

Declension

Declension of namm (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative namm nammið
accusative namm nammið
dative nammi namminu
genitive namms nammsins

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “namm”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
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