tittlingur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse tittlingr, titlingr. Cognate with Faroese títlingur, Norwegian titling.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʰɪhtliŋkʏr/
- Rhymes: -ɪhtliŋkʏr
Noun
tittlingur m (genitive singular tittlings, nominative plural tittlingar)
- any small passerine bird
- penis
- Synonym: getnaðarlimur
Declension
declension of tittlingur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tittlingur | tittlingurinn | tittlingar | tittlingarnir |
| accusative | tittling | tittlinginn | tittlinga | tittlingana |
| dative | tittlingi | tittlingnum | tittlingum | tittlingunum |
| genitive | tittlings | tittlingsins | tittlinga | tittlinganna |
Derived terms
- auðnutittlingur (“common redpoll, Acanthis flammea”)
- hrímtittlingur (“Arctic redpoll, Acanthis hornemanni”)
- snjótittlingur (“snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis”)
- þúfutittlingur (“meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis”)