kobbi
See also: Kobbi
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kobbi, from Proto-Germanic *kubb-, from Proto-Indo-European *gup- (“round object, knoll”), from *gew- (“to bend, curve, arch, vault”).[1]
Noun
kobbi m (genitive singular kobba, nominative plural kobbar)
- seal, pinniped
- Synonym: selur
Declension
declension of kobbi
| m-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kobbi | kobbinn | kobbar | kobbarnir |
| accusative | kobba | kobbann | kobba | kobbana |
| dative | kobba | kobbanum | kobbum | kobbunum |
| genitive | kobba | kobbans | kobba | kobbanna |
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 393-398