blámaður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse blámaðr, equivalent to blár +‎ maður. Cognate with Norwegian and Norwegian Nynorsk blåmann and Swedish blåman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈplauː.maːðʏr]
• Rhymes: -aːðʏr

Noun

blámaður m (genitive singular blámanns, nominative plural blámenn)

1. black person

   Synonyms: svertingi m, blökkumaður m; (vulgar, ethnic slur) surtur m, negri m

Usage notes

Has a lot of historical literary usage, but may now be considered derogatory by some.

Declension

Declension of blámaður (masculine irreg-stem, based on maður)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	blámaður	blámaðurinn	blámenn	blámennirnir
accusative	blámann	blámanninn	blámenn	blámennina
dative	blámanni	blámanninum	blámönnum	blámönnunum
genitive	blámanns	blámannsins	blámanna	blámannanna

References

• “blámaður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)