toskur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse þorskr (“cod”), from the Proto-Germanic *þurskaz. Cognates include Danish torsk, English torsk, German Dorsch, Icelandic þorskur, Irish trosc, Middle Dutch dorsch, Middle Low German dorsch, Norwegian torsk, Scottish Gaelic trosg and Swedish torsk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰɔskʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɔskʊɹ

Noun

toskur m (genitive singular tosks, plural toskar)

1. cod, codfish (Gadus morhua)

Declension

m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	toskur	toskurin	toskar	toskarnir
accusative	tosk	toskin	toskar	toskarnar
dative	toski	toskinum	toskum	toskunum
genitive	tosks	tosksins	toska	toskanna

Derived terms

• toskaveiða
• toskafiskur
• toskasild
• toskaflak
• toskarhøvd
• turrtoskur