gaukr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gaukaz, akin to Old English ġēac, Old High German gouh.

Noun

gaukr m (genitive gauks, plural gaukar)

1. cuckoo

Declension

  Declension of gaukr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gaukr	gaukrinn	gaukar	gaukarnir
accusative	gauk	gaukinn	gauka	gaukana
dative	gauki	gaukinum	gaukum	gaukunum
genitive	gauks	gauksins	gauka	gaukanna

Derived terms

• gaukmánaðr ('cuckoo-month', the first summer month)

Descendants

• Danish: gøg c
• Faroese: geykur m
• Icelandic: gaukur m

• Norwegian Bokmål: gjøk m
• Norwegian Nynorsk: gauk m
• Swedish: gök c