forseti

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[edit] Faroese

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse forseti (‘head of the thing’).

[edit] Noun

forseti m.

  1. president of a republic
  2. chairman

[edit] Declension

m1 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative forseti forsetin forsetar forsetarnir
Accusative forseta forsetan forsetar forsetarnar
Dative forseta forsetanum forsetum forsetunum
Genitive forseta forsetans forseta forsetanna

[edit] Usage notes

  • forseti Íslands - the president of Iceland
  • fyrrverandi forsetin í USA - the former president of the USA

[edit] Icelandic

Declension of forseti
(singular) (plural)
(indefinite) (definite) (indefinite) (definite)
nominative forseti forsetinn forsetar forsetarnir
accusative forseta forsetann forseta forsetana
dative forseta forsetanum forsetum forsetunum
genitive forseta forsetans forseta forsetanna
Other words with the same declension


[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse (literally meaning "one who presides") compare Fositesland name for Heligoland.

[edit] Noun

forseti m. (forset-a, forset-ar)

  1. president
    Núverandi forseti Íslands.
    The present president of Iceland.
    Fyrrverandi forseti Bandaríkjanna.
    The former president of America.
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