froskur

Faroese

vanligur froskur (Rana temporaria)

leyvfroskur (Hyla arborea)

Etymology

From Old Norse froskr, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“jump, hop”).

Noun

froskur m (genitive singular frosks, plural froskar)

1. frog (a small tailless amphibian of the order Anura)

Declension

m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	froskur	froskurin	froskar	froskarnir
accusative	frosk	froskin	froskar	froskarnar
dative	froski	froskinum	froskum	froskunum
genitive	frosks	frosksins	froska	froskanna

Derived terms

• vanligur froskur (Rana temporaria)
• leyvfroskur (family Hylidae)
• froskpadda (genus Bufo)
• froskdýr (amphibian)
• froskaslag
• froskaegg
• froskmaður
• froskmansbúni

Related terms

• padda
• salamandra
• ormur
• storkur
• hara
• íkorni

Icelandic

A frog.

A diagram of parts of a violin bow.

Etymology

From Old Norse froskr, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“jump, hop”). Sense #2 is semantic loan from German Frosch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrɔskʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɔskʏr

Noun

froskur m (genitive singular frosks, nominative plural froskar)

1. (amphibian, an animal) frog
2. (on a string instrument's bow) frog
3. type of green firecracker

Declension

Declension of froskur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	froskur	froskurinn	froskar	froskarnir
accusative	frosk	froskinn	froska	froskana
dative	froski	froskinum, frosknum	froskum	froskunum
genitive	frosks	frosksins	froska	froskanna