geirfugl
Faroese
Noun
geirfugl
Icelandic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
geirfugl m (genitive singular geirfugls, nominative plural geirfuglar)
Declension
declension of geirfugl
m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | geirfugl | geirfuglinn | geirfuglar | geirfuglarnir |
accusative | geirfugl | geirfuglinn | geirfugla | geirfuglana |
dative | geirfugli | geirfuglinum | geirfuglum | geirfuglunum |
genitive | geirfugls | geirfuglsins | geirfugla | geirfuglanna |
Old Norse
Etymology
From geirr (“spear”) + fugl (“bird”).
Noun
geirfugl m (genitive geirfugls, plural geirfuglar)
Declension
Declension of geirfugl (strong a-stem)
masculine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | geirfugl | geirfuglinn | geirfuglar | geirfuglarnir |
accusative | geirfugl | geirfuglinn | geirfugla | geirfuglana |
dative | geirfugli | geirfuglinum | geirfuglum | geirfuglunum |
genitive | geirfugls | geirfuglsins | geirfugla | geirfuglanna |
Synonyms
- (gyrfalcon): geirfalki
Descendants
- Danish: gejrfugl
- Faroese: gorfuglur, geirfuglur
- Icelandic: geirfugl
References
- “geirfugl”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Categories:
- Faroese non-lemma forms
- Faroese noun forms
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
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- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- is:Seabirds
- Old Norse compound terms
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- non:Birds