sildberi

Faroese

Etymology

sild (“herring”) +‎ bera (“to bear”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɪlbeːrɪ]

Noun

sildberi m (genitive singular sildbera, plural sildberar)

1. puffin with the beak full of small herrings, the "herring bearer" (synonym for the puffin, who manages to bear two dozens of small fish without leaving one, when adding another one)
2. the ferry between Sandoy and Skúvoy is named Sildberin

Declension

Declension of sildberi
m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sildberi	sildberin	sildberar	sildberarnir
accusative	sildbera	sildberan	sildberar	sildberarnar
dative	sildbera	sildberanum	sildberum	sildberunum
genitive	sildbera	sildberans	sildbera	sildberanna