hommi

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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An alteration and shortening of now obsolete hómósexúalisti.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hommi m (genitive singular homma, nominative plural hommar)

  1. a homosexual male, a gay male
    Synonym: samkynhneigður
  2. (offensive) a faggot, a fag
    Synonyms: faggi, öfuguggi, hommatittur

Usage notes

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Hommi is the term most commonly used when neutrally referring to homosexuals (although it can be used maliciously) — similar to the word gay in English — however, samkynhneigður is usually preferred in more formal contexts.

Declension

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    Declension of hommi
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hommi homminn hommar hommarnir
accusative homma hommann homma hommana
dative homma hommanum hommum hommunum
genitive homma hommans homma hommanna

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