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gaukur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gaukr, from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gaukur m (genitive singular gauks, nominative plural gaukar)

  1. cuckoo, especially common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

Declension

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Declension of gaukur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gaukur gaukurinn gaukar gaukarnir
accusative gauk gaukinn gauka gaukana
dative gauki, gauk gauknum gaukum gaukunum
genitive gauks gauksins gauka gaukanna

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From gauk (cuckoo) +‎ ur (clock).

Noun

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gaukur n (definite singular gaukuret, indefinite plural gaukur, definite plural gaukura)

  1. cuckoo clock

See also

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