súla
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súla - gannet
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sula"
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse súla, related to svala; both are from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ.
Pronunciation
Noun
súla f (genitive singular súlu, plural súlur)
Declension
| Declension of súla | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | súla | súlan | súlur | súlurnar |
| accusative | súlu | súluna | súlur | súlurnar |
| dative | súlu | súluni | súlum | súlunum |
| genitive | súlu | súlunnar | súla | súlanna |
Hyponyms
Icelandic
Etymology 1
From Old Norse súla, related to svala; both are from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ.[1]
Noun
súla f (genitive singular súlu, nominative plural súlur)
- northern gannet (sea bird)
Declension
Etymology 2
From Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic *sūliz.
Noun
súla f (genitive singular súlu, nominative plural súlur)
Declension
Derived terms
- súlurit (“bar chart”)
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “swalwon”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 495
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
súla f
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| súla | ṡúla | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sūliz. Cognate with the second element in Old High German irminsul.
Noun
súla f
Declension
Declension of súla (weak ōn-stem)
Derived terms
- ǫndvegissúla (“pillar placed at either side of the high-seat; an upright”)