igulker

See also: ígulker

Faroese

igulker (Echinoidea )

igulker

igulker

Etymology

From igul- +‎ ker (“vessel”).

A compound of Old Norse ígull + ker. The first element is from Proto-Germanic *igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”).

Compare Icelandic ígulker.

Noun

igulker n (genitive singular igulkers, plural igulker)

1. (zoology) urchin, sea urchin, sea hedgehog (Echinoidea)

Declension

n22	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	igulker	igulkerið	igulker	igulkerini
accusative	igulker	igulkerið	igulker	igulkerini
dative	igulkeri	igulkerinum	igulkerjum, igulkerum	igulkerjunum, igulkerunum
genitive	igulkers	igulkersins	igulkerja	igulkerjanna

Synonyms

• egilker
• øðuker

Related terms

• grasker
• igulkøttur