heykur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse haukr, from Proto-Germanic *habukaz, probably ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“seize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛiːkʊɹ]

  Rhymes: -ɛiːkʊɹ

Noun

heykur m (genitive singular heyks, plural heykar)

1. hawk

Declension

m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	heykur	heykurin	heykar	heykarnir
accusative	heyk	heykin	heykar	heykarnar
dative	heyki	heykinum	heykum	heykunum
genitive	heyks	heyksins	heyka	heykanna