okn

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Faroese

Tvær oknir (1).

Etymology

Uncertain:

Pronunciation

Noun

okn f (genitive singular oknar, plural oknir)

  1. A whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus.
  2. (poetic) An uncertain type of bird

Declension

Declension of okn
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative okn oknin oknir oknirnar
accusative okn oknina oknir oknirnar
dative okn oknini oknum oknunum
genitive oknar oknarinnar okna oknanna

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References

  1. ^ “álft” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans, page 11. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
  2. ^ Venseslaus Ulricus Hammershaib (1891) Færøsk antologi‎ (in Danish), Copenhagen: S.L. Møllers bogtrykkeri
  3. ^ Guus Kroonen (2012) “The formal and etymological derivation of Icel. tólg 'tallow': a note on Old West Norse historical phonology”, in Ældre germansk sproghistorie: Et uformelt minisymposium‎
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