kræklingur

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Faroese

kræklingur (Mytilus edulis)

Etymology

Same origin as Icelandic kræklingur (“mussel”), related to Icelandic krækla (“crooked branch”) and Icelandic kræklóttur (“gnarled, stunted”).

Perhaps also influenced by Old Norse kráka (“crow”), as in Old Norse krákuskel (“mussel”).

Compare also Old Norse krækiber (“crowberry”), Norwegian krekling (“crowberry”) and Icelandic krækilyng (“Black crowberry (shrub)”).

See also Old Norse krakligr (“slender, thin and weak”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɹɛaːklɪŋkʊɹ/

Noun

kræklingur m (genitive singular kræklings, plural kræklingar)

  1. blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)

Declension

m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kræklingur kræklingurin kræklingar kræklingarnir
accusative krækling kræklingin kræklingar kræklingarnar
dative kræklingi kræklinginum kræklingum kræklingunum
genitive kræklings kræklingsins kræklinga kræklinganna

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

kræklingur m (genitive singular kræklings, nominative plural kræklingar)

  1. mussel

Declension

Declension of kræklingur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kræklingur kræklingurinn kræklingar kræklingarnir
accusative krækling kræklinginn kræklinga kræklingana
dative kræklingi kræklingnum kræklingum kræklingunum
genitive kræklings kræklingsins kræklinga kræklinganna
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