igulker

See also: ígulker

Faroese
igulker (Echinoidea )
igulker

Etymology

From igul- +‎ ker (“vessel”).

A compound of Old Norse ígull + ker. The first element is from Proto-Germanic *igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”).

Compare Icelandic ígulker.

Noun

igulker n (genitive singular igulkers, plural igulker)

  1. (zoology) urchin, sea urchin, sea hedgehog (Echinoidea)

Declension
Declension of igulker
n22 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative igulker igulkerið igulker igulkerini
accusative igulker igulkerið igulker igulkerini
dative igulkeri igulkerinum igulkerjum, igulkerum igulkerjunum, igulkerunum
genitive igulkers igulkersins igulkerja igulkerjanna

Synonyms
  • egilker
  • øðuker
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