melrakki

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Icelandic

Icelandic melrakki.

Etymology

From melur (“gravel plain”) +‎ rakki (“dog”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk melrakke.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛːl.rahcɪ/

Noun

melrakki m (genitive singular melrakka, nominative plural melrakkar)

arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus).
Synonyms: refur, lágfóta, skolli, tófa
- 2022, “Melrakkasetur Íslands”, in Arctic Fox Centre‎:
  Melrakkinn (Vulpes lagopus) er eina upprunalega landspendýrið á Íslandi.
  The arctic fox is the only native land mammal in Iceland.
- 1950, Icelandic Canadian Club:, Icelandic Canadian - Vol. 8, No. 3 - Spring 1950‎:
  tek inn sem lamb ór stekk eða melrakki ór gildru
  taken like a lamb from a fold or a fox from a trap

Declension

Declension of melrakki (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	melrakki	melrakkinn	melrakkar	melrakkarnir
accusative	melrakka	melrakkann	melrakka	melrakkana
dative	melrakka	melrakkanum	melrökkum	melrökkunum
genitive	melrakka	melrakkans	melrakka	melrakkanna

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