forseti

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse forseti (“head of the thing”).

Noun

forseti m (genitive singular forseta, plural forsetar)

  1. president of a republic
  2. chairman

Usage notes

  • forseti Íslands - the president of Iceland
  • fyrrverandi forsetin í USA - the former president of the USA

Declension

Declension of forseti
m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative forseti forsetin forsetar forsetarnir
accusative forseta forsetan forsetar forsetarnar
dative forseta forsetanum forsetum forsetunum
genitive forseta forsetans forseta forsetanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse (literally meaning “one who presides”); compare Fositesland, name for Heligoland.

Pronunciation

Noun

forseti m (genitive singular forseta, nominative plural forsetar)

  1. president
    Núverandi forseti Íslands.
    The current president of Iceland.
    Fyrrverandi forseti Bandaríkjanna.
    The former president of the United States.

Declension

Declension of forseti (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative forseti forsetinn forsetar forsetarnir
accusative forseta forsetann forseta forsetana
dative forseta forsetanum forsetum forsetunum
genitive forseta forsetans forseta forsetanna
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