firling

Danish

Etymology

Formed of fire (“four”) and -ling in accordance with tvilling (“twin”) and trilling (“triplet”).

Noun

firling

1. quadruplet

Declension

Declension of firling

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	firling	firlingen	firlinger	firlingerne
genitive	firlings	firlingens	firlingers	firlingernes

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Compare with tvilling (“twin”), fire (“four”) and -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiːrliŋɡ/

Noun

firling m (definite singular firlingen, indefinite plural firlingar, definite plural firlingane)

1. quadruplet (one of four siblings born at the same time of the same mother)

References

• “firling” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.