faðmur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse faðmr, from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaðmʏr/
    Rhymes: -aðmʏr

Noun

faðmur m (genitive singular faðms, nominative plural faðmar)

  1. outstreched arms, embracing arms
  2. fathom

Declension

Declension of faðmur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative faðmur faðmurinn faðmar faðmarnir
accusative faðm faðminn faðma faðmana
dative faðmi faðminum föðmum föðmunum
genitive faðms faðmsins faðma faðmanna

Derived terms

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