timburmaður
Icelandic
Etymology
From timbur (“timber”) + maður (“man”). The sense ‘hangover’ is a Semantic loan from Danish tømmermænd (“a hangover”). The oldest attestation of timburmenn in the sense "hangover" in the Orðabók Háskólans is from an issue of Fjallkonan from 1891[1] which goes as follows:
- Margar tegundir kaffibrauðs ... fínasta Scotch Whisky, hið eina í bænum sem enginn fær af hina leiðu timbrmenn.
- Many types of bakery products ... the finest Scotch Whiskey, the only one in town that does not result in the dreaded hangover.
The literal meaning of ‘carpenter’, however, is far older.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
timburmaður m (genitive singular timburmanns, nominative plural timburmenn)
- (used in the plural) a hangover
- Synonym: þynnka
- (dated) carpenter, woodworker
- Synonyms: smiður, trésmiður, húsasmiður, snikkari
Declension
declension of timburmaður
maður | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | timburmaður | timburmaðurinn | timburmenn | timburmennirnir |
accusative | timburmann | timburmanninn | timburmenn | timburmennina |
dative | timburmanni | timburmanninum | timburmönnum | timburmönnunum |
genitive | timburmanns | timburmannsins | timburmanna | timburmannanna |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Icelandic Web of Science: Hvaðan kemur orðið timburmenn? (“Where does the word timburmenn come from?”)
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