umboðsmaður

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse umboðsmaðr, equivalent to umboð +‎ -s- +‎ maður.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʊmboːsˌmɛaːvʊɹ/

Noun

umboðsmaður m (genitive singular umboðsmans, plural umboðsmenn)

  1. representative
  2. ombudsman, attorney

Declension
m41 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative umboðsmaður umboðsmaðurin umboðsmenn umboðsmenninir
Accusative umboðsmann umboðsmannin umboðsmenn umboðsmenninar
Dative umboðsmanni umboðsmanninum umboðsmonnum umboðsmonnunum
Genitive umboðsmans umboðsmansins umboðsmanna umboðsmannanna

Further reading

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse umboðsmaðr (“a representative; an ombudsman, an attorney”), equivalent to umboð +‎ maður.

Noun

umboðsmaður m (genitive singular umboðsmanns, nominative plural umboðsmenn)

  1. a representative
    Synonym: fulltrúi
  2. (with a licence) an attorney
  3. (assisting with the contractual process) an agent
  4. a proxy
    Synonym: málsvari
  5. the authorized representative of a company
  6. (in a store) a commission merchant, a consignee

Declension
declension of umboðsmaður
maður singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative umboðsmaður umboðsmaðurinn umboðsmenn umboðsmennirnir
accusative umboðsmann umboðsmanninn umboðsmenn umboðsmennina
dative umboðsmanni umboðsmanninum umboðsmönnum umboðsmönnunum
genitive umboðsmanns umboðsmannsins umboðsmanna umboðsmannanna

Derived terms
  • einkaumboðsmaður (“an exclusive distributor”)
  • Umboðsmaður Alþingis (“Iceland Ombudsman”)
  • umboðsmaður Evrópusambandsins (“European Ombudsman”)
  • umboðsmaður í vátryggingum (“insurance agent”)
  • umboðsmaður krúnunnar (“crown agent”)
  • umboðsmaður skuldara (“debtors' ombudsman”)
  • viðurkenndur umboðsmaður (“authorised agent”)
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