hnísa

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hnísa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hnísa f (genitive singular hnísu, nominative plural hnísur)

  1. porpoise

Declension

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    Declension of hnísa
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hnísa hnísan hnísur hnísurnar
accusative hnísu hnísuna hnísur hnísurnar
dative hnísu hnísunni hnísum hnísunum
genitive hnísu hnísunnar hnísa hnísanna

Old Norse

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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hnísa

  1. porpoise

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: hnísa
  • Greenlandic: niisa
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nise