heimalningur
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From heima (“at home”) + ala (“feed, nourish”) + -ningur.
Noun
[edit]heimalningur m (genitive singular heimalnings, nominative plural heimalningar)
- a rejected or orphaned lamb that is fed at the farmer's home, a bummer lamb, a bottle lamb
- Synonyms: heimagangur, innlamb
Usage notes
[edit]This word has been re-parsed by a significant number of speakers into heimalingur, which is heima (“at home”) plus the diminutive -lingur, which has an almost identical pronunciation.
Declension
[edit]Declension of heimalningur (masculine)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | heimalningur | heimalningurinn | heimalningar | heimalningarnir |
| accusative | heimalning | heimalninginn | heimalninga | heimalningana |
| dative | heimalningi | heimalningnum | heimalningum | heimalningunum |
| genitive | heimalnings | heimalningsins | heimalninga | heimalninganna |