Icelandic

Noun

hommi m ‎(genitive singular homma, nominative plural hommar)

1. a homosexual male, a gay male
2. (offensive) a faggot, a fag

Declension

Usage notes

• Although the word hommi can be used maliciously, it is the word mainly used when referring to homosexuals, and is itself used a lot by homosexuals. It is perhaps viewed in the same way as gay; i.e. a more casual and less dated word over being gay (beating lengthy words like homosexuality and in Icelandic; samkynhneigð). The term hommar og lesbíur is most often used about gays and lesbians.

Derived terms

• hommatittur

Related terms

• hómó

See also

• lesbía
• lessa

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.