kjói

Icelandic

Etymology

Of imitative origin, similar to Faroese kjógvi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰouːɪ/

  Rhymes: -ouːɪ

Noun

kjói m (genitive singular kjóa, nominative plural kjóar)

1. Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)

Declension

Declension of kjói (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kjói	kjóinn	kjóar	kjóarnir
accusative	kjóa	kjóann	kjóa	kjóana
dative	kjóa	kjóanum	kjóum	kjóunum
genitive	kjóa	kjóans	kjóa	kjóanna

Derived terms

• fjallkjói
• vælukjói