brúðgumi
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse brúðgumi, from Proto-Germanic *brūdigumô; equivalent to brúður + gumi. Compare Faroese brúðgómur, Norwegian and Danish brudgom, Swedish brudgum, English bridegroom, German Bräutigam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpruð.kʏːmɪ/
Noun
brúðgumi m (genitive singular brúðguma, nominative plural brúðgumar)
- bridegroom
Declension
declension of brúðgumi
| m-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | brúðgumi | brúðguminn | brúðgumar | brúðgumarnir |
| accusative | brúðguma | brúðgumann | brúðguma | brúðgumana |
| dative | brúðguma | brúðgumanum | brúðgumum | brúðgumunum |
| genitive | brúðguma | brúðgumans | brúðguma | brúðgumanna |
Coordinate terms
- brúður
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *brūdigumô; equivalent to brúðr + gumi.
Noun
brúðgumi m
- bridegroom (also bridegoom)
Coordinate terms
- brúðr
Descendants
- Danish: brudgom
- Faroese: brúðgómur
- Icelandic: brúðgumi
- Norwegian Bokmål: brudgom
- Norwegian Nynorsk: brudgom
- Swedish: brudgum