kræklingur
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kræklingur (Mytilus edulis)
Faroese
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
Noun
kræklingur m (genitive singular kræklings, plural kræklingar)
Declension
| Declension of kræklingur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Related terms
Icelandic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰraihkliŋkʏr/
- Rhymes: -aihkliŋkʏr
Noun
kræklingur m (genitive singular kræklings, nominative plural kræklingar)
Declension
| Declension of kræklingur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m-s1 | 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 |