hvølpur

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Etymology

From Old Norse hvelpr, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷAl- (“to whine, shout”); or from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kale-, *klā-, *klē- (“to call, yell, make a noise, sound”).

Pronunciation

Noun

hvølpur m (genitive singular hvølps, plural hvølpar)

  1. puppy, whelp (young dog)

Declension

Declension of hvølpur
m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hvølpur hvølpurin hvølpar hvølparnir
accusative hvølp hvølpin hvølpar hvølparnar
dative hvølpi hvølpinum hvølpum hvølpunum
genitive hvølps hvølpsins hvølpa hvølpanna

Derived terms

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