talsmaður

Faroese

Etymology

tala (“to speak”) +‎ maður (“man”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰalsˌmɛaːvʊɹ/

Noun

talsmaður m (genitive singular talsmans, plural talsmenn)

  1. spokesman
  2. the Holy Spirit

Declension

Declension of talsmaður (m41)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative talsmaður talsmaðurin talsmenn talsmenninir
accusative talsmann talsmannin talsmenn talsmenninar
dative talsmanni talsmanninum talsmonnum talsmonnunum
genitive talsmans talsmansins talsmanna talsmannanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From tal (“speech”) +‎ maður (“man”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰals.maːðʏr/

Noun

talsmaður m (genitive singular talsmanns, nominative plural talsmenn)

  1. spokesman, proponent, advocate
    Synonyms: flutningsmaður, málsvari, stuðningsmaður

Declension

Declension of talsmaður (masculine irreg-stem, based on maður)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative talsmaður talsmaðurinn talsmenn talsmennirnir
accusative talsmann talsmanninn talsmenn talsmennina
dative talsmanni talsmanninum talsmönnum talsmönnunum
genitive talsmanns talsmannsins talsmanna talsmannanna
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