brúðgumi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brúðgumi, from Proto-Germanic *brūdigumô; equivalent to brúður + gumi. Compare Faroese brúðgómur, Norwegian and Danish brudgom, Swedish brudgum, English bridegroom, German Bräutigam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpruð.kʏːmɪ/

Noun

brúðgumi m (genitive singular brúðguma, nominative plural brúðgumar)

  1. bridegroom

Declension

Coordinate terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brūdigumô; equivalent to brúðr + gumi.

Noun

brúðgumi m

  1. bridegroom

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • Danish: brudgom
  • Faroese: brúðgummi, brúðgummur, brúðgommur, brúðgómur
  • Gutnish: bräudgumme, bräugumme
  • Icelandic: brúðgumi
  • Norwegian:
    Norwegian Bokmål: brudgom
    Norwegian Nynorsk: brudgom
  • Old Swedish: brūþgumi
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