okn
Faroese
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Etymology
[edit]Uncertain:
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]okn f (genitive singular oknar, plural oknir)
- A whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus.
- (poetic) An uncertain type of bird
Declension
[edit]| f2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | okn | oknin | oknir | oknirnar |
| accusative | okn | oknina | oknir | oknirnar |
| dative | okn | oknini | oknum | oknunum |
| genitive | oknar | oknarinnar | okna | oknanna |
Synonyms
[edit]- (swan): svanur
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “álft”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 11 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- ^ Venseslaus Ulricus Hammershaib (1891) Færøsk antologi[1] (in Danish), Copenhagen: S.L. Møllers bogtrykkeri
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2012) “The formal and etymological derivation of Icel. tólg 'tallow': a note on Old West Norse historical phonology”, in Ældre germansk sproghistorie: Et uformelt minisymposium[2]
Categories:
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Faroese terms with unknown etymologies
- Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Faroese/ɔʰkn
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese feminine nouns
- Faroese poetic terms
- fo:Swans