kennari

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Icelandic

Etymology

From kenna (to teach) +‎ -ari (suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs).

Pronunciation

Noun

kennari m (genitive singular kennara, nominative plural kennarar)

  1. a teacher
    Hún er góður kennari.
    She is a good teacher.
    Jónas er undarlegur kennari, en samt skemmtilegur.
    Mister Jónas is a strange teacher, but fun nevertheless.

Usage notes

  • Like most occupational terms, kennari, although grammatically masculine, may be used for either sex. The term kennslukona (literally “teaching woman”) may also be used to refer to a female teacher specifically.

Declension

    Declension of kennari
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kennari kennarinn kennarar kennararnir
accusative kennara kennarann kennara kennarana
dative kennara kennaranum kennurum kennurunum
genitive kennara kennarans kennara kennaranna

Derived terms