honum

See also: hǫnum

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhoːnʊn]

Pronoun

honum m sg

1. him, dative singular of hann (he)

   við honum ― with him

   hjá honum ― of him

   ynskja honum alt tað besta ― to wish him all the best

   mær tykir synd í honum ― I have pity on him, I feel sorry for him

   tað søgdu honum ígðurnar, uppi sita í lund ― that told him the small birds, sitting up in the trees (kvæði)

Declension

Faroese personal pronouns

			nominative	accusative	dative	genitive
singular	1st person		eg, jeg	meg, mjeg	mær	mín
	2nd person		tú	teg, tjeg	tær	tín
	3rd person	m	hann		honum	hansara, hans†
		f	hon	hana	henni	hennara, hennar†
		n	tað		tí	tess
plural	1st person		vit	okkum		okkara
	2nd person		tit	tykkum		tykkara
	3rd person	m	teir		teimum, teim†	teirra
		f	tær
		n	tey

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːnʏm/

  Rhymes: -ɔːnʏm

Pronoun

honum

1. (personal) dative of hann; (to) him

   Ég sagði honum sannleikann.

   I told him the truth.

Declension

Icelandic personal pronouns

singular	first person	second person	third person
			masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ég, eg, ek†	þú	hann	hún, hon†, hón†	það, þat†
accusative	mig, mik†	þig, þik†	hann	hana	það, þat†
dative	mér	þér	honum, hánum†	henni	því
genitive	mín	þín	hans	hennar	þess
plural	first person	second person	third person
			masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	við	þið, þit†	þeir	þær	þau
accusative	okkur	ykkur	þá	þær	þau
dative	okkur	ykkur	þeim	þeim	þeim
genitive	okkar	ykkar	þeirra	þeirra	þeirra

^† Archaic. See also honorific pronouns.