sauðnaut
Icelandic
Etymology
From sauður (“sheep”) + naut (“bull, cow, ox”), a calque; compare the genus name Ovibos, from Latin ovis (“sheep”) + bōs (“cow, bull, ox”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsøyð.nøyːt/
Noun
sauðnaut n (genitive singular sauðnauts, nominative plural sauðnaut)
- musk ox
Declension
declension of sauðnaut
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sauðnaut | sauðnautið | sauðnaut | sauðnautin |
| accusative | sauðnaut | sauðnautið | sauðnaut | sauðnautin |
| dative | sauðnauti | sauðnautinu | sauðnautum | sauðnautunum |
| genitive | sauðnauts | sauðnautsins | sauðnauta | sauðnautanna |