sildberi
Faroese
Etymology
sild (“herring”) + bera (“to bear”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɪlbeːrɪ]
Noun
sildberi m (genitive singular sildbera, plural sildberar)
- puffin with the beak full of small herrings, the "herring bearer" (synonym for the puffin, who manages to bear two dozens of small fish without leaving one, when adding another one)
- the ferry between Sandoy and Skúvoy is named Sildberin
Declension
| Declension of sildberi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sildberi | sildberin | sildberar | sildberarnir |
| accusative | sildbera | sildberan | sildberar | sildberarnar |
| dative | sildbera | sildberanum | sildberum | sildberunum |
| genitive | sildbera | sildberans | sildbera | sildberanna |