forseti

See also: Forseti

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse forseti (“head of the thing”).

Noun

forseti m (genitive singular forseta, plural forsetar)

1. president of a republic
2. chairman

Usage notes

• forseti Íslands - the president of Iceland
• fyrrverandi forsetin í USA - the former president of the USA

Declension

Declension of forseti
m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	forseti	forsetin	forsetar	forsetarnir
accusative	forseta	forsetan	forsetar	forsetarnar
dative	forseta	forsetanum	forsetum	forsetunum
genitive	forseta	forsetans	forseta	forsetanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse (literally meaning “one who presides”); compare Fositesland, name for Heligoland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔr̥.sɛːtɪ/

Noun

forseti m (genitive singular forseta, nominative plural forsetar)

1. president

   Núverandi forseti Íslands.

   The current president of Iceland.

   Fyrrverandi forseti Bandaríkjanna.

   The former president of the United States.