geirfugl

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Faroese

Noun

geirfugl

  1. indefinite accusative singular of geirfuglur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse geirfugl.

Pronunciation

Noun

geirfugl m (genitive singular geirfugls, nominative plural geirfuglar)

  1. great auk

Declension

Declension of geirfugl (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative geirfugl geirfuglinn geirfuglar geirfuglarnir
accusative geirfugl geirfuglinn geirfugla geirfuglana
dative geirfugli geirfuglinum geirfuglum geirfuglunum
genitive geirfugls geirfuglsins geirfugla geirfuglanna

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From Old Norse geirfugl, from geirr (“spear”, referring to the beak) +‎ fugl (“bird”). Cognate with Faroese gorfuglur, geirfuglur, Swedish garfågel and English garefowl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²jɛɪːrfʊɡl/, (from written form) /²ɡɛɪːr-/
  • Note: See pronunciations of -fugl on fugl.

Noun

geirfugl m (definite singular geirfuglen, indefinite plural geirfuglar, definite plural geirfuglane)

  1. great auk

Old Norse

Etymology

From geirr (“spear”) +‎ fugl (“bird”).

Noun

geirfugl m (genitive geirfugls, plural geirfuglar)

  1. great auk
  2. gyrfalcon

Declension

  Declension of geirfugl (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative geirfugl geirfuglinn geirfuglar geirfuglarnir
accusative geirfugl geirfuglinn geirfugla geirfuglana
dative geirfugli geirfuglinum geirfuglum geirfuglunum
genitive geirfugls geirfuglsins geirfugla geirfuglanna

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Descendants

References

  • “geirfugl”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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