rófa

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse rófa, which could be the origin of the Gaelic name for the Butt of Lewis, rubha Robhanais.[1] Of uncertain ultimate origin.

Noun

rófa f (genitive singular rófu, nominative plural rófur)

  1. tail (of cats, dogs, mice, etc.)
    Synonym: skott
Declension
Declension of rófa (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rófa rófan rófur rófurnar
accusative rófu rófuna rófur rófurnar
dative rófu rófunni rófum rófunum
genitive rófu rófunnar rófna, rófa rófnanna, rófanna
Derived terms
  • dindill (“tail of a sheep or seal”)
  • tagl (“tail of a horse”)
  • hali (“tail of cattle”)
  • stél (“tail of a bird”)
  • sporður (“tail of a fish or whale, etc.”)

References

  1. ^ Proceedings of the ... International Congress of Onomastic Sciences. (1996). Netherlands: Department of English, University of Aberdeen, p. 64

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *rōbǭ, *rōbijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)rāp-yéh₂, from *(s)rā́ps (“turnip”). Cognate with German Rübe.

Noun

rófa f (genitive singular rófu, nominative plural rófur)

  1. rutabaga, swede
    Synonym: gulrófa
Declension
Declension of rófa (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rófa rófan rófur rófurnar
accusative rófu rófuna rófur rófurnar
dative rófu rófunni rófum rófunum
genitive rófu rófunnar rófna, rófa rófnanna, rófanna
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