frumbyggi
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Icelandic
Etymology
From frum- (“original”) + -byggi (“inhabitant”), the latter part from the verb byggja (“to build, to inhabit”).
Pronunciation
Noun
frumbyggi m (genitive singular frumbyggja, nominative plural frumbyggjar)
- a member of an indigenous population; an aborigine
Declension
Declension of frumbyggi (masculine)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | frumbyggi | frumbygginn | frumbyggjar | frumbyggjarnir |
| accusative | frumbyggja | frumbyggjann | frumbyggja | frumbyggjana |
| dative | frumbyggja | frumbyggjanum | frumbyggjum | frumbyggjunum |
| genitive | frumbyggja | frumbyggjans | frumbyggja | frumbyggjanna |
Further reading
- “frumbyggi” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)