fílur

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fíll, from Arabic فِيل (fīl), from Middle Persian pyl (pīl), ultimately from Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 (pīru).

Pronunciation

Noun

fílur m (genitive singular fíls, plural fílar)

  1. elephant (Elephas)

Declension

Declension of fílur
m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fílur fílurin fílar fílarnir
accusative fíl fílin fílar fílarnar
dative fíli fílinum fílum fílunum
genitive fíls fílsins fíla fílanna

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