sauðnaut

Icelandic

Etymology

From sauður (“sheep”) +‎ naut (“bull, cow, ox”), a calque; compare the genus name Ovibos, from Latin ovis (“sheep”) + bōs (“cow, bull, ox”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsøyð.nøyːt/

Noun

sauðnaut n (genitive singular sauðnauts, nominative plural sauðnaut)

1. musk ox

Declension

Declension of sauðnaut (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sauðnaut	sauðnautið	sauðnaut	sauðnautin
accusative	sauðnaut	sauðnautið	sauðnaut	sauðnautin
dative	sauðnauti	sauðnautinu	sauðnautum	sauðnautunum
genitive	sauðnauts	sauðnautsins	sauðnauta	sauðnautanna