yfirmaður

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse yfirmaðr. From yfir (over) +‎ maður (person).

Noun

yfirmaður m (genitive singular yfirmanns, nominative plural yfirmenn)

  1. boss, superior (at work)

Declension

Declension of yfirmaður (masculine irreg-stem, based on maður)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative yfirmaður yfirmaðurinn yfirmenn yfirmennirnir
accusative yfirmann yfirmanninn yfirmenn yfirmennina
dative yfirmanni yfirmanninum yfirmönnum yfirmönnunum
genitive yfirmanns yfirmannsins yfirmanna yfirmannanna

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