háhyrningur

Icelandic

Etymology

white spots on the háhyrningur

From há (“aftergrass, aftermath”) +‎ horn (“horn”) +‎ -ingur (“-er”), figuratively after the whale's white spots that look like the stumps of horns that have been mowed down.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhau.hɪrtniŋkʏr/

Noun

háhyrningur m (genitive singular háhyrnings, nominative plural háhyrningar)

1. orca, killer whale

Declension

Declension of háhyrningur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	háhyrningur	háhyrningurinn	háhyrningar	háhyrningarnir
accusative	háhyrning	háhyrninginn	háhyrninga	háhyrningana
dative	háhyrningi	háhyrningnum	háhyrningum	háhyrningunum
genitive	háhyrnings	háhyrningsins	háhyrninga	háhyrninganna

Derived terms

• háhyrningavaða