fornafn

Icelandic

Etymology

From for- (“pre-, previous, before”) +‎ nafn (“name”). The grammatical sense is a calque of Latin prōnōmen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔrnapn/

Noun

fornafn n (genitive singular fornafns, nominative plural fornöfn)

1. (grammar) pronoun (abbreviation fn.)
2. first name, given nameTemplate:jump

Declension

declension of fornafn

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fornafn	fornafnið	fornöfn	fornöfnin
accusative	fornafn	fornafnið	fornöfn	fornöfnin
dative	fornafni	fornafninu	fornöfnum	fornöfnunum
genitive	fornafns	fornafnsins	fornafna	fornafnanna

Synonyms

• Template:jump eiginnafn, skírnarnafn

Antonyms

• Template:jump eftirnafn

Derived terms

pronoun

• afturbeygt fornafn
• afturbeygt eignarfornafn
• ábendingarfornafn
• eignarfornafn

• óákveðið fornafn
• persónufornafn
• spurnarfornafn
• tilvísunarfornafn