kokkur

Faroese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kokkr, from Late Latin cocus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (“to cook, become ripe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔʰkːʊɹ/

Noun

kokkur m (genitive singular koks, plural kokkar)

1. chef, cook

Declension

m9	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kokkur	kokkurin	kokkar	kokkarnir
accusative	kokk	kokkin	kokkar	kokkarnar
dative	kokki	kokkinum	kokkum	kokkunum
genitive	koks	koksins	kokka	kokkanna

Further reading

• "kokkur" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔhkʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ɔhkʏr

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse kokkr, from Proto-Germanic *kukkaz.

Noun

kokkur m (genitive singular kokks, nominative plural kokkar)

1. cock (male fowl)

Declension

Declension of kokkur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kokkur	kokkurinn	kokkar	kokkarnir
accusative	kokk	kokkinn	kokka	kokkana
dative	kokki	kokkinum, kokknum	kokkum	kokkunum
genitive	kokks	kokksins	kokka	kokkanna

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Norse kokkr.

Noun

kokkur m (genitive singular kokks, nominative plural kokkar)

1. cook, chef

Declension

Declension of kokkur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kokkur	kokkurinn	kokkar	kokkarnir
accusative	kokk	kokkinn	kokka	kokkana
dative	kokki	kokkinum, kokknum	kokkum	kokkunum
genitive	kokks	kokksins	kokka	kokkanna