villimaður

Icelandic

Etymology

From villi- (“wild, savage”) +‎ maður (“man”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪtlɪˌmaːðʏr/

Noun

villimaður m (genitive singular villimanns, nominative plural villimenn)

  1. a barbarian, a savage
    Synonyms: barbari m, skrælingi m, ruddi m

Declension

Declension of villimaður (masculine irreg-stem, based on maður)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative villimaður villimaðurinn villimenn villimennirnir
accusative villimann villimanninn villimenn villimennina
dative villimanni villimanninum villimönnum villimönnunum
genitive villimanns villimannsins villimanna villimannanna

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