hnúfubakur

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Icelandic

Etymology

From hnúfa (hump, knob) +‎ bakur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈn̥uːvʏˌpaːkʏr/

Noun

hnúfubakur m (genitive singular hnúfubaks, nominative plural hnúfubakar)

  1. humpback whale

Declension

    Declension of hnúfubakur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hnúfubakur hnúfubakurinn hnúfubakar hnúfubakarnir
accusative hnúfubak hnúfubakinn hnúfubaka hnúfubakana
dative hnúfubak hnúfubaknum hnúfubökum hnúfubökunum
genitive hnúfubaks hnúfubaksins hnúfubaka hnúfubakanna