knattspyrnumaður

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Icelandic

Etymology

From knattspyrna (football, soccer) +‎ maður (man).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰnaht.spɪrtnʏˌmaːðʏr/

Noun

knattspyrnumaður m (genitive singular knattspyrnumanns, nominative plural knattspyrnumenn)

  1. (soccer) footballer (British); football player (Britain), soccer player (US, Canada, Australia)
    Synonym: fótboltamaður

Declension

Declension of knattspyrnumaður (masculine irreg-stem, based on maður)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative knattspyrnumaður knattspyrnumaðurinn knattspyrnumenn knattspyrnumennirnir
accusative knattspyrnumann knattspyrnumanninn knattspyrnumenn knattspyrnumennina
dative knattspyrnumanni knattspyrnumanninum knattspyrnumönnum knattspyrnumönnunum
genitive knattspyrnumanns knattspyrnumannsins knattspyrnumanna knattspyrnumannanna