namm
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Clipping of namm-namm (“sound of eating delicious food”), itself onomatopoeic. Compare Danish nam-nam (“idem”), English nom nom.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]namm
- yum (indicating something delicious)
Noun
[edit]namm n (genitive singular namms, no plural)
Declension
[edit]| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | namm | nammið |
| accusative | namm | nammið |
| dative | nammi | namminu |
| genitive | namms | nammsins |
References
[edit]- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “namm”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)