gæi

Icelandic

Etymology

From English guy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaiːjɪ/

  Rhymes: -aiːjɪ

Note the irregularity in the spelling: written <g> is normally /c/ before <æ>. This is due to it being a loan word.

Noun

gæi m (genitive singular gæja, nominative plural gæjar)

1. (colloquial) a cool, tough guy, a dude

   Hann er svaka gæi. ― He's a very cool dude.

2. (colloquial) a guy, a man, a dude

   Ég hitti einhvern gæja niðri í bæ áðan. ― I met some guy downtown earlier today.

3. (colloquial) thingy, a tool, whatchamacallit

   Áttu svona gæja til að festa þetta sama? ― Do you have a tool to clamp this togehter?

Declension

declension of gæi

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gæi	gæinn	gæjar	gæjarnir
accusative	gæja	gæjann	gæja	gæjana
dative	gæja	gæjanum	gæjum	gæjunum
genitive	gæja	gæjans	gæja	gæjanna

Related terms

• gaur (“dude”)