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
  2. (informal) a person who eats much; gourmand, glutton
  3. a container (large box used for transport)

Declension
declension of gámur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gámur gámurinn gámar gámarnir
accusative gám gáminn gáma gámana
dative gámi gáminum gámum gámunum
genitive gáms gámsins gáma gámanna

Synonyms
  • (large, spacious container or room): gímald
  • (gourmand): átvagl, mathákur
  • gæma

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