kobbi

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kobbi, from Proto-Germanic *kubb-, from Proto-Indo-European *gup- (round object, knoll), from *gew- (to bend, curve, arch, vault).[1]

Noun

kobbi m (genitive singular kobba, nominative plural kobbar)

  1. seal, pinniped
    Synonym: selur

Declension

    Declension of kobbi
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kobbi kobbinn kobbar kobbarnir
accusative kobba kobbann kobba kobbana
dative kobba kobbanum kobbum kobbunum
genitive kobba kobbans kobba kobbanna

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “393-398”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 393-398