hvølpur

See also: hvolpur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hvelpr, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷAl- (“to whine, shout”); or from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kale-, *klā-, *klē- (“to call, yell, make a noise, sound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰvœl̥pʊɹ/

Noun

hvølpur m (genitive singular hvølps, plural hvølpar)

1. puppy, whelp (young dog)

Declension

m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hvølpur	hvølpurin	hvølpar	hvølparnir
accusative	hvølp	hvølpin	hvølpar	hvølparnar
dative	hvølpi	hvølpinum	hvølpum	hvølpunum
genitive	hvølps	hvølpsins	hvølpa	hvølpanna

Derived terms

• telduhvølpur