rókur
See also: Rókur
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹɔuːkʊɹ/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hrókr, from Proto-Germanic *hroka-, *hrokaz (‘rook’), from Proto-Indo-European *kerk-, *krek-, *krok- (‘to crow, caw, croak’)
Noun
rókur m (genitive singular róks, plural rókar)
- jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
Declension
| Declension of rókur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m6 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | rókur | rókurin | rókar | rókarnir |
| accusative | rók | rókin | rókar | rókarnar |
| dative | róki | rókinum | rókum | rókunum |
| genitive | róks | róksins | róka | rókanna |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hrókr, from French roc, from Latin roccus, from Persian رخ (rukh), from Middle Persian lhw' (rox, “rook, castle (chess)”).
Noun
rókur m (genitive singular róks, plural rókar)
- (chess) rook, castle
Declension
| Declension of rókur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m6 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | rókur | rókurin | rókar | rókarnir |
| accusative | rók | rókin | rókar | rókarnar |
| dative | róki | rókinum | rókum | rókunum |
| genitive | róks | róksins | róka | rókanna |