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mýrisnípa

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Faroese

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mýrisnípa - common snipe

Etymology

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mýri +‎ snípa, which could be related to a derivative of Proto-Germanic *snabulaz (muzzle, snout). Related to Dutch snip, German Schnepfe.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmʊiːɹɪˌsnʊiːpa/

Noun

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mýrisnípa f (genitive singular mýrisnípu, plural mýrisnípur)

  1. common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)

Declension

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f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mýrisnípa mýrisnípan mýrisnípur mýrisnípurnar
accusative mýrisnípu mýrisnípuna mýrisnípur mýrisnípurnar
dative mýrisnípu mýrisnípuni mýrisnípum mýrisnípunum
genitive mýrisnípu mýrisnípunnar mýrisnípa mýrisnípanna

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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