leikmaður

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleiːkˌmaːðʏr/

Etymology 1

From leikur (“playing, play; game”) +‎ maður (“man, person”).

Noun

leikmaður m (genitive singular leikmanns, nominative plural leikmenn)

  1. player
Declension
    Declension of leikmaður
maður singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leikmaður leikmaðurinn leikmenn leikmennirnir
accusative leikmann leikmanninn leikmenn leikmennina
dative leikmanni leikmanninum leikmönnum leikmönnunum
genitive leikmanns leikmannsins leikmanna leikmannanna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse leikmaðr.

Noun

leikmaður m (genitive singular leikmanns, nominative plural leikmenn)

  1. (religion) layman, layperson
Declension
    Declension of leikmaður
maður singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leikmaður leikmaðurinn leikmenn leikmennirnir
accusative leikmann leikmanninn leikmenn leikmennina
dative leikmanni leikmanninum leikmönnum leikmönnunum
genitive leikmanns leikmannsins leikmanna leikmannanna
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