umboðsmaður
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse umboðsmaðr, equivalent to umboð + -s- + maður.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʊmboːsˌmɛaːvʊɹ/
Noun
umboðsmaður m (genitive singular umboðsmans, plural umboðsmenn)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | umboðsmaður | umboðsmaðurin | umboðsmenn | umboðsmenninir |
| accusative | umboðsmann | umboðsmannin | umboðsmenn | umboðsmenninar |
| dative | umboðsmanni | umboðsmanninum | umboðsmonnum | umboðsmonnunum |
| genitive | umboðsmans | umboðsmansins | umboðsmanna | umboðsmannanna |
Related terms
Further reading
- "umboðsmaður" at Sprotin.fo
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse umboðsmaðr (“a representative; an ombudsman, an attorney”), equivalent to umboð + maður.
Noun
umboðsmaður m (genitive singular umboðsmanns, nominative plural umboðsmenn)
- a representative
- Synonym: fulltrúi
- (with a licence) an attorney
- (assisting with the contractual process) an agent
- a proxy
- Synonym: málsvari
- the authorized representative of a company
- (in a store) a commission merchant, a consignee
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | umboðsmaður | umboðsmaðurinn | umboðsmenn | umboðsmennirnir |
| accusative | umboðsmann | umboðsmanninn | umboðsmenn | umboðsmennina |
| dative | umboðsmanni | umboðsmanninum | umboðsmönnum | umboðsmönnunum |
| genitive | umboðsmanns | umboðsmannsins | umboðsmanna | umboðsmannanna |
Derived terms
- einkaumboðsmaður (“an exclusive distributor”)
- Umboðsmaður Alþingis (“Iceland Ombudsman”)
- umboðsmaður Evrópusambandsins (“European Ombudsman”)
- umboðsmaður í vátryggingum (“insurance agent”)
- umboðsmaður krúnunnar (“crown agent”)
- umboðsmaður skuldara (“debtors' ombudsman”)
- viðurkenndur umboðsmaður (“authorised agent”)