hermaður

Faroese

Etymology

From herur (“army”) +‎ maður (“man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheɹ.mɛaːvʊɹ/

Noun

hermaður m (genitive singular hermans, plural hermenn)

1. (male) soldier

   Synonym: soldátur

Declension

Declension of hermaður (m41)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hermaður	hermaðurin	hermenn	hermenninir
accusative	hermann	hermannin	hermenn	hermenninar
dative	hermanni	hermanninum	hermonnum	hermonnunum
genitive	hermans	hermansins	hermanna	hermannanna

Related terms

• herkvinna (female soldier)
• herfólk (troops)

Further reading

• "hermaður" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hermaðr, from Proto-Germanic *harjamann-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛr.maːðʏr]

  Rhymes: -ɛrmaːðʏr

Noun

hermaður m (genitive singular hermanns, nominative plural hermenn)

1. soldier

Declension

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

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hermaður	hermaðurinn	hermenn	hermennirnir
accusative	hermann	hermanninn	hermenn	hermennina
dative	hermanni	hermanninum	hermönnum	hermönnunum
genitive	hermanns	hermannsins	hermanna	hermannanna