umboðsmaður

umboðsmaður

Faroese

Etymology

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

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

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse umboðsmaðr (“a representative; an ombudsman, an attorney”), equivalent to umboð +‎ -s- +‎ 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 Evrópusambandsins (“European Ombudsman”)
• umboðsmaður krúnunnar (“crown agent”)
• umboðsmaður í vátryggingum (“insurance agent”)
• viðurkenndur umboðsmaður (“authorised agent”)
• Umboðsmaður Alþingis (“Iceland Ombudsman”)
• umboðsmaður skuldara (“debtors' ombudsman”)