gemsi

== Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈcɛmsɪ] Rhymes: -ɛmsɪ === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== gemsi m (genitive singular gemsa, nominative plural gemsar) one-year-old sheep ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== vandræðagemsi (“troublemaker”) ===== Related terms ===== gemlingur === Etymology 2 === A metathetic vocalization of GSM (“Global System for Mobile communications”). Fell into disuse around the time when smartphones became ubiquitous (c. 2010), which are simply termed sími or farsími. ==== Noun ==== gemsi m (genitive singular gemsa, nominative plural gemsar) (informal) cell phone, mobile phone (but not a smartphone) [late 1990s – early 2010s] Synonyms: farsími, GSM-sími ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “gemsi” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)