páfagaukur
Icelandic
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of a form like German Papagei, built of páfi (“pope”) + gaukur (“cuckoo”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpʰauːvaˌkøyːkʏr/
Noun
páfagaukur m (genitive singular páfagauks, nominative plural páfagaukar)
- parrot
Declension
declension of páfagaukur
m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | páfagaukur | páfagaukurinn | páfagaukar | páfagaukarnir |
accusative | páfagauk | páfagaukinn | páfagauka | páfagaukana |
dative | páfagauki / páfagauk | páfagauknum | páfagaukum | páfagaukunum |
genitive | páfagauks | páfagauksins | páfagauka | páfagaukanna |