mannasiður

Icelandic

Etymology

From manna- (“anthropo-, of or pertaining to men”) the genitive plural of maður (“a man”) and siður (“a custom”), literally meaning a "custom of men".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanːaˌsɪːðʏr/

Noun

mannasiður m (genitive singular mannasiðar, nominative plural mannasiðir)

1. (used in the plural) manners

   Það eru engir mannasiðir að hrækja á jörðina.

   Spitting on the ground is no manners.

   Kanntu ekki mannasiði?

   Don't you have any manners?

   Kanntu enga mannasiði?

   Don't you have any manners?

Derived terms

• kunna mannasiði
• kunna ekki mannasiði, kunna enga mannasiði
• kenna mannasiði

See also

• dónaskapur
• óhæfa