sjómaður
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Icelandic
Etymology
From sjór (“sea”) + maður (“man”).
Noun
sjómaður m (genitive singular sjómanns, nominative plural sjómenn)
- a fisherman
- Synonym: fiskimaður
- a seaman, a mariner, a sailor, a seafarer, a sea lawyer, a salty dog
- arm wrestling
- Viltu fara í sjómann?
- Wanna arm-wrestle?
Declension
Declension of sjómaður (masculine irreg-stem, based on maður)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sjómaður | sjómaðurinn | sjómenn | sjómennirnir |
| accusative | sjómann | sjómanninn | sjómenn | sjómennina |
| dative | sjómanni | sjómanninum | sjómönnum | sjómönnunum |
| genitive | sjómanns | sjómannsins | sjómanna | sjómannanna |
Derived terms
- fara í sjómann (“to arm wrestle”)
- gerast sjómaður (“to go to sea”)
- sjómaður í kaupskipaflotanum (“merchant navy mariner”)
- sjómaður sem fiskar upp á hlut (“share fisherman”)
- sjómannslegur