Faroese

Noun

smiður m (genitive singular smiðs, plural smiðir)

1. smith, blacksmith
2. craftsman, manufacturer

Declension

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse smiðr, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz. Compare Norwegian and Swedish smed, German Schmied, Dutch smid, English smith.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmɪːðʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɪːðʏr

Noun

smiður m ‎(genitive singular smiðs, nominative plural smiðir)

1. smith; a craftsman who works primarily wood, metal, glass or stone.

Declension

Hyponyms

• bátasmiður ‎(“boatbuilder”)
• glersmiður ‎(“glassworker”)
• húsasmiður ‎(“housebuilder”)
• húsgagnasmiður, mublusmiður ‎(“furnituremaker”)

• málmsmiður ‎(“metalsmith”)
  • gullsmiður ‎(“goldsmith”)
  • járnsmiður ‎(“ironsmith, blacksmith”)
  • koparsmiður ‎(“coppersmith”)
  • silfursmiður ‎(“silversmith”)
  • stálsmiður ‎(“steelworker”)
  • tinsmiður ‎(“tinsmith”)

• úrsmiður ‎(“watchmaker”)
• trésmiður, timburmaður, snikkari ‎(“carpenter, woodworker”)
• skipasmiður ‎(“shipbuilder”)
• skósmiður ‎(“shoesmith, shoemaker”)
• steinsmiður, múrsmiður, múrari ‎(“mason”)
• vopnasmiður ‎(“weaponsmith”)

Derived terms

• þúsundþjalasmiður ‎(“jack of all trades”)