gaukur

See also: Gaukur

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkøyːkʏr/

  Rhymes: -øyːkʏr

  Homophone: Gaukur

Noun

gaukur m (genitive singular gauks, nominative plural gaukar)

1. cuckoo, especially common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

Declension

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

Etymology

From gauk (“cuckoo”) +‎ ur (“clock”).

Noun

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

1. cuckoo clock

See also

• gjøkur, gaukur (Bokmål)

References

• “gaukur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.