hermikráka
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hermi- (“copy, imitative”) + kráka (“a crow”), compare the verb herma (“to mimic”) and the noun hermir (“a simulator”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hermikráka f (genitive singular hermikráku, nominative plural hermikrákur)
- mimic, imitator (someone who apes or imitates)
- mockingbird
Declension
[edit]| Declension of hermikráka | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hermikráka | hermikrákan | hermikrákur | hermikrákurnar |
| accusative | hermikráku | hermikrákuna | hermikrákur | hermikrákurnar |
| dative | hermikráku | hermikrákunni | hermikrákum | hermikrákunum |
| genitive | hermikráku | hermikrákunnar | hermikráka/hermikrákna | hermikrákanna/hermikráknanna |
Synonyms
[edit]- (imitator): eftirherma, sá sem hermir eftir