gámur
Icelandic
Etymology
Perhaps from the same root as Ancient Greek χήμη (khḗmē, “the act of gaping or yawning”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkauːmʏr]
- Rhymes: -auːmʏr
Noun
gámur m (genitive singular gáms, nominative plural gámar)
- a large, spacious container or room
- (informal) a person who eats much; gourmand, glutton
- a container (large box used for transport)
Declension
declension of gámur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gámur | gámurinn | gámar | gámarnir |
| accusative | gám | gáminn | gáma | gámana |
| dative | gámi | gáminum | gámum | gámunum |
| genitive | gáms | gámsins | gáma | gámanna |
Synonyms
- (large, spacious container or room): gímald
- (gourmand): átvagl, mathákur
Related terms
- gæma
Anagrams
- mágur