fornafn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fornafn, from for- (“pre-, previous, before”) +‎ nafn (“name”). The grammatical sense is a calque of Latin prōnōmen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔrnapn/

Noun

fornafn n (genitive singular fornafns, nominative plural fornöfn)

  1. (grammar) pronoun (abbreviation fn.)
  2. first name, given name

Declension
declension of fornafn
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fornafn fornafnið fornöfn fornöfnin
accusative fornafn fornafnið fornöfn fornöfnin
dative fornafni fornafninu fornöfnum fornöfnunum
genitive fornafns fornafnsins fornafna fornafnanna

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pronoun
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