forseti

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Contents 1 Faroese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Declension 1.2.2 Usage notes 2 Icelandic 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

[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

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[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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