hermikráka

Icelandic

Etymology

From hermi- (“copy, imitative”) +‎ kráka (“a crow”), confer the verb herma (“to mimic”) and the noun hermir (“a simulator”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛrmɪˌkʰrauːka/

Noun

hermikráka f (genitive singular hermikráku, nominative plural hermikrákur)

  1. mimic, imitator (someone who apes or imitates) syn.
  2. mockingbird

Declension
declension of hermikráka
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hermikráka hermikrákan hermikrákur hermikrákurnar
accusative hermikráku hermikrákuna hermikrákur hermikrákurnar
dative hermikráku hermikrákunni hermikrákum hermikrákunum
genitive hermikráku hermikrákunnar hermikráka/hermikrákna hermikrákanna/hermikráknanna

Synonyms
  • (imitator): def. eftirherma, sá sem hermir eftir

See also
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