brúðgumi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brúðgumi, from Proto-Germanic *brūdigumô; equivalent to brúður +‎ gumi. Compare Faroese brúðgómur, Norwegian and Danish brudgom, Swedish brudgum, English bridegroom, German Bräutigam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpruð.kʏːmɪ/

Noun

brúðgumi m (genitive singular brúðguma, nominative plural brúðgumar)

1. bridegroom

Declension

declension of brúðgumi

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brúðgumi	brúðguminn	brúðgumar	brúðgumarnir
accusative	brúðguma	brúðgumann	brúðguma	brúðgumana
dative	brúðguma	brúðgumanum	brúðgumum	brúðgumunum
genitive	brúðguma	brúðgumans	brúðguma	brúðgumanna

Coordinate terms

• brúður

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brūdigumô; equivalent to brúðr +‎ gumi.

Noun

brúðgumi m

1. bridegroom (also bridegoom)

Coordinate terms

• brúðr

Descendants

• Danish: brudgom
• Faroese: brúðgómur
• Icelandic: brúðgumi

• Norwegian Bokmål: brudgom
• Norwegian Nynorsk: brudgom
• Swedish: brudgum