blåman

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish blāman, from Old Norse blámaðr, equivalent to blå (“blue”) +‎ man (“man”). Cognate with Icelandic blámaður, Danish blåmand, Norwegian blåmann.

Noun

blåman c

  1. (dated, historical) a black person
    Synonyms: neger, svarting

Declension

Declension of blåman
nominative genitive
singular indefinite blåman blåmans
definite blåmannen blåmannens
plural indefinite blåmän blåmäns
definite blåmännen blåmännens

References

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