manneskja
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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Noun
manneskja f (genitive singular manneskju, nominative plural manneskjur)
- a human being, a person, a man
- Synonym: maður
- Icelandic Web of Science: Af hverju voru fyrstu manneskjurnar nefndar Adam og Eva? (“Why were the first human beings named Adam and Eva?”)
- Af hverju voru fyrstu manneskjurnar nefndar Adam og Eva?
- Why were the first human beings called Adam and Eve?
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | manneskja | manneskjan | manneskjur | manneskjurnar |
| accusative | manneskju | manneskjuna | manneskjur | manneskjurnar |
| dative | manneskju | manneskjunni | manneskjum | manneskjunum |
| genitive | manneskju | manneskjunnar | manneskja | manneskjanna |