langreyður

Icelandic

Etymology

From langur (“long”) +‎ reyður (“rorqual”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlauŋkˌreiːðʏr/

Noun

langreyður f (genitive singular langreyðar, nominative plural langreyðar)

1. fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)

Declension

Declension of langreyður (feminine, based on reyður)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	langreyður	langreyðurin	langreyðar	langreyðarnar
accusative	langreyði	langreyðina	langreyðar	langreyðarnar
dative	langreyði	langreyðinni	langreyðum	langreyðunum
genitive	langreyðar	langreyðarinnar	langreyða	langreyðanna

Further reading

• “langreyður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)