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 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Declension

[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

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɔr̥.sɛːtɪ/

[edit] Noun

forseti m. (genitive singular forseta, plural forsetar)

1. president

   Núverandi forseti Íslands.

   The current president of Iceland.

   Fyrrverandi forseti Bandaríkjanna.

   The former president of the United States.

[edit] Declension

m-w1	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