páfagaukur

Icelandic

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Danish papegøje, built of páfi (“pope”) + gaukur (“cuckoo”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰauːvaˌkøyːkʏr/

Noun

páfagaukur m (genitive singular páfagauks, nominative plural páfagaukar)

1. parrot

Declension

Declension of páfagaukur (masculine, based on gaukur)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	páfagaukur	páfagaukurinn	páfagaukar	páfagaukarnir
accusative	páfagauk	páfagaukinn	páfagauka	páfagaukana
dative	páfagauki, páfagauk	páfagauknum	páfagaukum	páfagaukunum
genitive	páfagauks	páfagauksins	páfagauka	páfagaukanna