gámur

Icelandic

Etymology

Perhaps from the same root as Ancient Greek χήμη (khḗmē, “the act of gaping or yawning”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkauːmʏr]
  • Rhymes: -auːmʏr

Noun

gámur m (genitive singular gáms, nominative plural gámar)

  1. a large, spacious container or room
    Synonym: gímald
  2. (informal) a person who eats much; gourmand, glutton
    Synonyms: átvagl, mathákur
  3. a container (large box used for transport)

Declension

Declension of gámur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gámur gámurinn gámar gámarnir
accusative gám gáminn gáma gámana
dative gámi, gám gámnum, gáminum gámum gámunum
genitive gáms gámsins gáma gámanna
  • gæma

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