blåman
Swedish
Etymology
From blå (“blue”) + man (“man”), from Old Swedish blāman, from Old Norse blámaðr. Cognate with Icelandic blámaður and Norwegian blåmann.
Noun
blåman c
- (dated) a black person
Declension
| Declension of blåman | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | blåman | blåmannen | blåmän | blåmännen |
| Genitive | blåmans | blåmannens | blåmäns | blåmännens |
Synonyms
- neger
- svarting
References
- blåman in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)