fornafn
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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse fornafn, from for- (“pre-, previous, before”) + nafn (“name”). The grammatical sense is a calque of Latin prōnōmen.
Pronunciation
Noun
fornafn n (genitive singular fornafns, nominative plural fornöfn)
- (grammar) pronoun (abbreviation fn.)
- first name, given name
Declension
declension of fornafn
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fornafn | fornafnið | fornöfn | fornöfnin |
| accusative | fornafn | fornafnið | fornöfn | fornöfnin |
| dative | fornafni | fornafninu | fornöfnum | fornöfnunum |
| genitive | fornafns | fornafnsins | fornafna | fornafnanna |
Synonyms
- (first name): eiginnafn, skírnarnafn
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of "first name"): eftirnafn