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
m-s1 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
  • faðmlag
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