okn
Faroese
Tvær oknir (1).
Etymology
Uncertain:
- Probably from Old Norse álpt.[1][2]
- Alternatively, from Old Norse alka (“razorbill”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔʰkn/
- Hyphenation: okn
- Rhymes: -ɔʰkn
Noun
okn f (genitive singular oknar, plural oknir)
- A whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus.
- (poetic) An uncertain type of bird
Declension
| Declension of okn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f2 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | okn | oknin | oknir | oknirnar |
| accusative | okn | oknina | oknir | oknirnar |
| dative | okn | oknini | oknum | oknunum |
| genitive | oknar | oknarinnar | okna | oknanna |
Synonyms
- (swan): svanur
Derived terms
- oknagras
- oknagrasætt
- smáokn
References
- “álft” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans, page 11. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
- Venseslaus Ulricus Hammershaib (1891) Færøsk antologi (in Danish), Copenhagen: S.L. Møllers bogtrykkeri
- Guus Kroonen (2012), “The formal and etymological derivation of Icel. tólg 'tallow': a note on Old West Norse historical phonology”, in Ældre germansk sproghistorie: Et uformelt minisymposium