kaupmaður

Icelandic

Etymology

From kaup (“trade, business; purchase”) +‎ maður (“man, human”). Compare English chapman (“merchant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰøyp.maːðʏr/

Noun

kaupmaður m (genitive singular kaupmanns, nominative plural kaupmenn)

1. shopkeeper, storekeeper
2. (dated) merchant, chandler

Declension

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

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kaupmaður	kaupmaðurinn	kaupmenn	kaupmennirnir
accusative	kaupmann	kaupmanninn	kaupmenn	kaupmennina
dative	kaupmanni	kaupmanninum	kaupmönnum	kaupmönnunum
genitive	kaupmanns	kaupmannsins	kaupmanna	kaupmannanna

Derived terms

• spákaupmaður

Related terms

• sölumaður