þorskur

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þorskr (“cod”) from Proto-Germanic *þurskaz. Cognates include Danish torsk, English torsk, Faroese toskur, German Dorsch, Irish trosc, Middle Dutch dorsch, Middle Low German dorsch, Norwegian torsk, Scottish Gaelic trosg and Swedish: torsk.

Pronunciation

Noun

þorskur m (genitive singular þorsks, nominative plural þorskar)

  1. cod
  2. a fool

Declension

    Declension of þorskur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þorskur þorskurinn þorskar þorskarnir
accusative þorsk þorskinn þorska þorskana
dative þorski þorskinum þorskum þorskunum
genitive þorsks þorsksins þorska þorskanna

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