tittlingur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tittlingr, titlingr. Cognate with Faroese títlingur, Norwegian titling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰɪhtliŋkʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɪhtliŋkʏr

Noun

tittlingur m (genitive singular tittlings, nominative plural tittlingar)

1. any small passerine bird
2. (informal) penis, willy

   Synonyms: typpi, reður, getnaðarlimur

Declension

Declension of tittlingur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tittlingur	tittlingurinn	tittlingar	tittlingarnir
accusative	tittling	tittlinginn	tittlinga	tittlingana
dative	tittlingi	tittlingnum	tittlingum	tittlingunum
genitive	tittlings	tittlingsins	tittlinga	tittlinganna

Derived terms

• auðnutittlingur (“common redpoll, Acanthis flammea”)
• hrímtittlingur (“Arctic redpoll, Acanthis hornemanni”)
• snjótittlingur (“snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis”)
• þúfutittlingur (“meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis”)
• tittlingaskítur