læmingi
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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse lómundr, læmingi, læmingr (“lemming”), perhaps from Sami luomek.
Pronunciation
Noun
læmingi m (genitive singular læminga, plural læmingar)
- a lemming
Declension
| m1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | læmingi | læmingin | læmingar | læmingarnir |
| accusative | læminga | læmingan | læmingar | læmingarnar |
| dative | læminga | læminganum | læmingum | læmingunum |
| genitive | læminga | læmingans | læminga | læminganna |
Icelandic
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse læmingi, læmingr, lómundr (“lemming”), perhaps from Sami luomek.
Pronunciation
Noun
læmingi m (genitive singular læmingja, nominative plural læmingjar)
Declension
Declension of læmingi (masculine)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | læmingi | læminginn | læmingjar | læmingjarnir |
| accusative | læmingja | læmingjann | læmingja | læmingjana |
| dative | læmingja | læmingjanum | læmingjum | læmingjunum |
| genitive | læmingja | læmingjans | læmingja | læmingjanna |
Further reading
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Læmingi”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.