Fransmaður
Icelandic
Etymology
Partial calque of Danish fransmand (modern Danish franskmand), from German Franzmann.
Noun
Fransmaður m (genitive singular Fransmanns, nominative plural Fransmenn)
- (informal, old-fashioned, today mildly humorous or mildly derogatory) a person from France, Frenchman, a Frenchy
Declension
declension of Fransmaður
| maður | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Fransmaður | Fransmaðurinn | Fransmenn | Fransmennirnir |
| accusative | Fransmann | Fransmanninn | Fransmenn | Fransmennina |
| dative | Fransmanni | Fransmanninum | Fransmönnum | Fransmönnunum |
| genitive | Fransmanns | Fransmannsins | Fransmanna | Fransmannanna |
Synonyms
- Frakki (“Frenchman”)
Further reading
- “Fransmaður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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