kýrauga
Icelandic
Etymology
From kýr (“cow”) + auga (“eye”), compare Danish koøje.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcʰiːrˌøyːɣa/
Noun
kýrauga n (genitive singular kýrauga, nominative plural kýraugu)
- porthole (circular window set in the hull of a ship)
Declension
declension of kýrauga
n-w | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kýrauga | kýraugað | kýraugu | kýraugun |
accusative | kýrauga | kýraugað | kýraugu | kýraugun |
dative | kýrauga | kýrauganu | kýraugum | kýraugunum |
genitive | kýrauga | kýraugans | kýraugna | kýraugnanna |
Further reading
- kýrauga on Kata
- Icelandic Web of Science: Af hverju kallast gluggi á skipi kýrauga? (“Why is a ship's window called a kýrauga?”)