gaukur
See also: Gaukur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse gaukr, from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkøyːkʏr/
- Rhymes: -øyːkʏr
- Homophone: Gaukur
Noun
gaukur m (genitive singular gauks, nominative plural gaukar)
- cuckoo, especially the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Declension
declension of gaukur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gaukur | gaukurinn | gaukar | gaukarnir |
| accusative | gauk | gaukinn | gauka | gaukana |
| dative | gauki | gaukinum | gaukum | gaukunum |
| genitive | gauks | gauksins | gauka | gaukanna |