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kobbi

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kobbi, from Proto-Germanic *kubb-, from Proto-Indo-European *gup- (“round object, knoll”), from *gew- (“to bend, curve, arch, vault”).[1]

Noun

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kobbi m (genitive singular kobba, nominative plural kobbar)

  1. seal, pinniped
    Synonym: selur

Declension

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Declension of kobbi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kobbi kobbinn kobbar kobbarnir
accusative kobba kobbann kobba kobbana
dative kobba kobbanum kobbum kobbunum
genitive kobba kobbans kobba kobbanna

References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “393-398”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 393-398
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