hnísa

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hnísa.

Pronunciation

Noun

hnísa f (genitive singular hnísu, nominative plural hnísur)

  1. porpoise

Declension

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

hnísa

  1. porpoise

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hnísa
  • Greenlandic: niisa
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nise