hrognkelsi

Icelandic

Etymology

the word is found also in the faroese & norwegian. because of unusually great distinction in morphology between the male and the female the language provides special words for each, -rauðmagi (redbelly) for the male and grásleppa.

Noun

hrognkelsi n (genitive singular hrognkelsis, nominative plural hrognkelsi)

1. lumpsucker (Cyclopterus lumpus)

Declension

declension of hrognkelsi

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hrognkelsi	hrognkelsið	hrognkelsi	hrognkelsin
accusative	hrognkelsi	hrognkelsið	hrognkelsi	hrognkelsin
dative	hrognkelsi	hrognkelsinu	hrognkelsum	hrognkelsunum
genitive	hrognkelsis	hrognkelsisins	hrognkelsa	hrognkelsanna

Hyponyms

• grásleppa
• rauðmagi