sauður

Icelandic

sauður

Etymology

From Old Norse sauðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsœiːðʏr]
• Rhymes: -øyːðʏr

Noun

sauður m (genitive singular sauðar or (extremely rare) sauðs, nominative plural sauðir)

1. sheep (animal)
2. castrated male sheep (animal)
3. an idiot or dope

Declension

Declension of sauður (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sauður	sauðurinn	sauðir	sauðirnir
accusative	sauð	sauðinn	sauði	sauðina
dative	sauð	sauðnum	sauðum	sauðunum
genitive	sauðar, sauðs1	sauðarins, sauðsins1	sauða	sauðanna

¹Extremely rare.

Derived terms

• sauðkind