honum

See also: hǫnum

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhoːnʊn]

Pronoun

honum m sg

1. him, dative singular of hann (he)

Usage notes

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

Declension

Faroese personal pronouns

Personal pronouns (Persónsfornøvn)
Singular (eintal)	1st person	2nd person	3rd person masc.	3rd person fem.	3rd person neut.
Nominative (hvørfall)	eg, jeg	tú	hann	hon	tað
Accusative (hvønnfall)	meg, mjeg	teg, tjeg		hana
Dative (hvørjumfall)	mær	tær	honum	henni	tí
Genitive (hvørsfall)	mín	tín	hansara, hans†	hennara, hennar†	tess
Plural (fleirtal)	1st person	2nd person	3rd person masc.	3rd person fem.	3rd person neut.
Nominative (hvørfall)	vit	tit	teir	tær	tey
Accusative (hvønnfall)	okkum	tykkum
Dative (hvørjumfall)			teimum, teim†
Genitive (hvørsfall)	okkara	tykkara	teirra

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

Icelandic personal pronouns
singular	first person	second person	third person masculine	third person feminine	third person 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	third person feminine	third person 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