fornavn

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Etymology

From for- (first, in front) +‎ navn (name).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈfɒːˌnɑwˀn/

Noun

fornavn n (singular definite fornavnet, plural indefinite fornavne)

  1. given name

Declension

See also

Further reading

Faroese

Etymology

for- +‎ navn

Pronunciation

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Noun

fornavn n (genitive singular fornavns, plural fornøvn)

  1. first name, given name
  2. pronoun

Declension

Declension of fornavn
n5 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fornavn fornavnið fornøvn fornøvnini
accusative fornavn fornavnið fornøvn fornøvnini
dative fornavni fornavninum fornøvnum fornøvnunum
genitive fornavns fornavnsins fornavna fornavnanna

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From for +‎ navn.

Noun

fornavn n (definite singular fornavnet, indefinite plural fornavn, definite plural fornavna or fornavnene)

  1. first name