hommi
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
An alteration and shortening of now obsolete hómósexúalisti.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hommi m (genitive singular homma, nominative plural hommar)
- a homosexual male, a gay male
- Synonym: samkynhneigður
- (offensive) a faggot, a fag
- Synonyms: faggi, öfuguggi, hommatittur
Usage notes[edit]
Hommi is the term most commonly used when neutrally referring to homosexuals (although it can be used maliciously) — similar to the word gay in English — however, samkynhneigður is usually preferred in more formal contexts.
Declension[edit]
declension of hommi
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References[edit]
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)