melrakki

Icelandic

Icelandic melrakki.

Etymology

From melur (“gravel plain”) +‎ rakki (“dog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛːl.rahcɪ/

Noun

melrakki m (genitive singular melrakka, nominative plural melrakkar)

1. arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus).
   • 2022, “Melrakkasetur Íslands”, in Arctic Fox Centre‎^[1]:

     Melrakkinn (Vulpes lagopus) er eina upprunalega landspendýrið á Íslandi.

     The arctic fox is the only native land mammal in Iceland.

   • 1950, Icelandic Canadian Club:, Icelandic Canadian - Vol. 8, No. 3 - Spring 1950‎^[2]:

     tek inn sem lamb ór stekk eða melrakki ór gildru

     taken like a lamb from a fold or a fox from a trap

Synonyms

• refur
• lágfóta
• skolli
• tófa