gemsi

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

gemsi m (genitive singular gemsa, nominative plural gemsar)

  1. one-year-old sheep
Declension
Declension of gemsi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gemsi gemsinn gemsar gemsarnir
accusative gemsa gemsann gemsa gemsana
dative gemsa gemsanum gemsum gemsunum
genitive gemsa gemsans gemsa gemsanna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

A metathetic vocalization of GSM (“Global System for Mobile communications”).

Fell into disuse around the time when smartphones became ubiquitous (c. 2010), which are simply termed sími or farsími.

Noun

gemsi m (genitive singular gemsa, nominative plural gemsar)

  1. (informal) cell phone, mobile phone (but not a smartphone)
    Synonyms: farsími, GSM-sími
Declension
Declension of gemsi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gemsi gemsinn gemsar gemsarnir
accusative gemsa gemsann gemsa gemsana
dative gemsa gemsanum gemsum gemsunum
genitive gemsa gemsans gemsa gemsanna

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