gorfuglur
Faroese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse geirfugl, AD 1605 recorded as goirfugel.
Noun
[edit]gorfuglur m (genitive singular gorfugls, plural gorfuglar)
- great auk (Pinguinus impennis), an extinct bird, which was observed 1808 for the last time in the Faroes.
Declension
[edit]| m6 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gorfuglur | gorfuglurin | gorfuglar | gorfuglarnir |
| accusative | gorfugl | gorfuglin | gorfuglar | gorfuglarnar |
| dative | gorfugli | gorfuglinum | gorfuglum | gorfuglunum |
| genitive | gorfugls | gorfuglsins | gorfugla | gorfuglanna |