døgnfluga

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Faroese

døgnfluga (Rhithrogena germanica)
døgnfluga (Ephemera danica)

Etymology

From døgn (day and night, 24 hours) +‎ fluga (fly). Compare Danish and Norwegian Bokmål døgnflue, Icelandic dægurflugur and Norwegian Nynorsk døgnfluge (or døgerfluge).

Pronunciation

Noun

døgnfluga f (genitive singular døgnflugu, plural døgnflugur)

  1. mayfly (insects belonging to the order Ephemeroptera)

Declension

Declension of døgnfluga
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative døgnfluga døgnflugan døgnflugur døgnflugurnar
accusative døgnflugu døgnfluguna døgnflugur døgnflugurnar
dative døgnflugu døgnfluguni døgnflugum døgnflugunum
genitive døgnflugu døgnflugunnar døgnfluga døgnfluganna

Synonyms