gemsi

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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gemsi m (genitive singular gemsa, nominative plural gemsar)

  1. one-year-old sheep
Declension
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    Declension of gemsi
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gemsi gemsinn gemsar gemsarnir
accusative gemsa gemsann gemsa gemsana
dative gemsa gemsanum gemsum gemsunum
genitive gemsa gemsans gemsa gemsanna
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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A metathetic vocalization of GSM (Global System for Mobile communications).

Fell into disuse around the time when smartphones became ubiquitous (c. 2010), which are simply termed sími or farsími.

Noun

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gemsi m (genitive singular gemsa, nominative plural gemsar)

  1. (informal) cell phone, mobile phone (but not a smartphone) [late 1990s – early 2010s]
Declension
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    Declension of gemsi
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gemsi gemsinn gemsar gemsarnir
accusative gemsa gemsann gemsa gemsana
dative gemsa gemsanum gemsum gemsunum
genitive gemsa gemsans gemsa gemsanna
Synonyms
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Further reading

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