geirfugl

Faroese

Noun

geirfugl

  1. indefinite accusative singular of geirfuglur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse geirfugl.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈceir.fʏkl/

Noun

geirfugl m (genitive singular geirfugls, nominative plural geirfuglar)

  1. great auk

Declension
declension of geirfugl
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative geirfugl geirfuglinn geirfuglar geirfuglarnir
accusative geirfugl geirfuglinn geirfugla geirfuglana
dative geirfugli geirfuglinum geirfuglum geirfuglunum
genitive geirfugls geirfuglsins geirfugla geirfuglanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From geirr (“spear”) +‎ fugl (“bird”).

Noun

geirfugl m (genitive geirfugls, plural geirfuglar)

  1. great auk
  2. gyrfalcon

Declension
  Declension of geirfugl (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative geirfugl geirfuglinn geirfuglar geirfuglarnir
accusative geirfugl geirfuglinn geirfugla geirfuglana
dative geirfugli geirfuglinum geirfuglum geirfuglunum
genitive geirfugls geirfuglsins geirfugla geirfuglanna

Synonyms
  • (gyrfalcon): geirfalki

Descendants

References
  • geirfugl in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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