gramúlfur

Icelandic

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Etymology

From gramur (“fearsome beast, king, dog”) +‎ úlfur (“wolf”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkraːmˌulvʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ulvʏr

Noun

gramúlfur m (genitive singular gramúlfs, nominative plural gramúlfar)

  1. dire wolf, Canis dirus; (an extinct carnivorous mammal, most common in North America and South America from the Irvingtonian stage to the Rancholabrean stage of the Pleistocene epoch)

Declension
declension of gramúlfur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gramúlfur gramúlfurinn gramúlfar gramúlfarnir
accusative gramúlf gramúlfinn gramúlfa gramúlfana
dative gramúlfi gramúlfinum gramúlfum gramúlfunum
genitive gramúlfs gramúlfsins gramúlfa gramúlfanna
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