viðmælandi

Icelandic

Etymology

From mæla (“to speak”).

Adjective

viðmælandi (indeclinable)

  1. able to be spoken to
    Hann er ekki viðmælandi!
    He is impossible to talk to!

See also

  • geðvonska
  • fúllyndi
  • ólundarlega
  • önugheit

Noun

viðmælandi m (genitive singular viðmælanda, nominative plural viðmælendur)

  1. an interlocutor, the person spoken to
  2. an interviewee, a person who is interviewed

Declension

Declension of viðmælandi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative viðmælandi viðmælandinn viðmælendur viðmælendurnir
accusative viðmælanda viðmælandann viðmælendur viðmælendurna
dative viðmælanda viðmælandanum viðmælendum, viðmælöndum1 viðmælendunum, viðmælöndunum1
genitive viðmælanda viðmælandans viðmælenda, viðmælanda1 viðmælendanna, viðmælandanna1

1Rare/obsolete.

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “interviewee”): spyrill

References

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “viðmælandi”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
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