talsmaður
Faroese
Etymology
tala (“to speak”) + maður (“man”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʰalsˌmɛaːvʊɹ/
Noun
talsmaður m (genitive singular talsmans, plural talsmenn)
- spokesman
- the Holy Spirit
Declension
| m41 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | talsmaður | talsmaðurin | talsmenn | talsmenninir |
| Accusative | talsmann | talsmannin | talsmenn | talsmenninar |
| Dative | talsmanni | talsmanninum | talsmonnum | talsmonnunum |
| Genitive | talsmans | talsmansins | talsmanna | talsmannanna |
Icelandic
Etymology
From tal (“speech”) + maður (“man”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʰals.maːðʏr/
Noun
talsmaður m (genitive singular talsmanns, nominative plural talsmenn)
- spokesman, proponent, advocate
Declension
declension of talsmaður
| maður | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | talsmaður | talsmaðurinn | talsmenn | talsmennirnir |
| accusative | talsmann | talsmanninn | talsmenn | talsmennina |
| dative | talsmanni | talsmanninum | talsmönnum | talsmönnunum |
| genitive | talsmanns | talsmannsins | talsmanna | talsmannanna |
Synonyms
- (advocate): flutningsmaður, málsvari, stuðningsmaður