umboðsmaður

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse umboðsmaðr, equivalent to umboð +‎ -s- +‎ maður.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊmboːsˌmɛaːvʊɹ/

Noun

umboðsmaður m (genitive singular umboðsmans, plural umboðsmenn)

  1. representative
  2. ombudsman, attorney

Declension

m41 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative umboðsmaður umboðsmaðurin umboðsmenn umboðsmenninir
accusative umboðsmann umboðsmannin umboðsmenn umboðsmenninar
dative umboðsmanni umboðsmanninum umboðsmonnum umboðsmonnunum
genitive umboðsmans umboðsmansins umboðsmanna umboðsmannanna

Further reading

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse umboðsmaðr (“a representative; an ombudsman, an attorney”), equivalent to umboð +‎ maður.

Noun

umboðsmaður m (genitive singular umboðsmanns, nominative plural umboðsmenn)

  1. a representative
    Synonym: fulltrúi
  2. (with a licence) an attorney
  3. (assisting with the contractual process) an agent
  4. a proxy
    Synonym: málsvari
  5. the authorized representative of a company
  6. (in a store) a commission merchant, a consignee

Declension

Declension of umboðsmaður (masculine irreg-stem, based on maður)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative umboðsmaður umboðsmaðurinn umboðsmenn umboðsmennirnir
accusative umboðsmann umboðsmanninn umboðsmenn umboðsmennina
dative umboðsmanni umboðsmanninum umboðsmönnum umboðsmönnunum
genitive umboðsmanns umboðsmannsins umboðsmanna umboðsmannanna

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