páfagaukur

Icelandic

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of a form like German Papagei, built of páfi (pope) + gaukur (cuckoo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʰauːvaˌkøyːkʏr/

Noun

páfagaukur m (genitive singular páfagauks, nominative plural páfagaukar)

  1. parrot

Declension

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