gaukur
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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse gaukr, from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
gaukur m (genitive singular gauks, nominative plural gaukar)
- cuckoo, especially common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Declension
| Declension of gaukur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gaukur | gaukurinn | gaukar | gaukarnir |
| accusative | gauk | gaukinn | gauka | gaukana |
| dative | gauki | gaukinum | gaukum | gaukunum |
| genitive | gauks | gauksins | gauka | gaukanna |
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From gauk (“cuckoo”) + ur (“clock”).
Noun
gaukur n (definite singular gaukuret, indefinite plural gaukur, definite plural gaukura)
See also
References
- “gaukur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.