talsmaður

Faroese

Etymology

tala (“to speak”) +‎ maður (“man”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰalsˌmɛaːvʊɹ/

Noun

talsmaður m (genitive singular talsmans, plural talsmenn)

  1. spokesman
  2. the Holy Spirit

Declension

m41 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative talsmaður talsmaðurin talsmenn talsmenninir
Accusative talsmann talsmannin talsmenn talsmenninar
Dative talsmanni talsmannum talsmonnum talsmonnunum
Genitive talsmans talsmansins talsmanna talsmannanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From tal (“speech”) +‎ maður (“man”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰals.maːðʏr/

Noun

talsmaður m (genitive singular talsmanns, nominative plural talsmenn)

  1. spokesman, proponent, advocate

Declension

Synonyms

  • (advocate): flutningsmaður, málsvari, stuðningsmaður
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