fornafn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fornafn, from for- (“pre-, previous, before”) +‎ nafn (“name”). The grammatical sense is a calque of Latin prōnōmen, as well as an exact cognate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔrnapn/

Noun

fornafn n (genitive singular fornafns, nominative plural fornöfn)

  1. (grammar) pronoun (abbreviation fn.)
  2. first name, given name
    Synonyms: eiginnafn, skírnarnafn
    Antonym: eftirnafn

Declension

Declension of fornafn (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fornafn fornafnið fornöfn fornöfnin
accusative fornafn fornafnið fornöfn fornöfnin
dative fornafni fornafninu fornöfnum fornöfnunum
genitive fornafns fornafnsins fornafna fornafnanna

Derived terms

pronoun

Further reading

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