íkorni

See also: ikorni

Faroese
íkorni
íkorni

Etymology

From Old Norse íkorni, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʊiːkɔtnɪ/

Noun

íkorni m (genitive singular íkorna, plural íkornar)

  1. squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

Declension
Declension of íkorni
m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative íkorni íkornin íkornar íkornarnir
accusative íkorna íkornan íkornar íkornarnar
dative íkorna íkornanum íkornum íkornunum
genitive íkorna íkornans íkorna íkornanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse íkorni, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈiːkʰɔrtnɪ/

Noun

íkorni m (genitive singular íkorna, nominative plural íkornar)

  1. squirrel

Declension
declension of íkorni
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative íkorni íkorninn íkornar íkornarnir
accusative íkorna íkornann íkorna íkornana
dative íkorna íkornanum íkornum íkornunum
genitive íkorna íkornans íkorna íkornanna

Derived terms
  • gráíkorni (“grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis”)
  • rauðíkorni (“red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris”)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aikwernô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer-. Compare Old English ācweorna, Old Saxon ēkhorn, Old High German eihhorno.

Pronunciation
  • (9th century West Norse) IPA(key): /iːkorni/
  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /iːkorni/

Noun

íkorni m (genitive íkorna, plural íkornar)

  1. squirrel

Declension
  Declension of íkorni (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative íkorni íkorninn íkornar íkornarnir
accusative íkorna íkornann íkorna íkornana
dative íkorna íkornanum íkornium íkorniunum
genitive íkorna íkornans íkorna íkornanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: íkorni
  • Faroese: íkorni
  • Norwegian:
    Norwegian Bokmål: ekorn
    Norwegian Nynorsk: ekorn, ikorn
  • Old Swedish: ēkorne, īkorne
  • Old Danish: īkærnæ
  • Westrobothnian: ickȯrn, ikårn, ikkårn
  • Elfdalian: aikuonn
  • Jamtish: íkuðn
  • Gutnish: eikånn
  • Scanian: igarne
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