toskur
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse þorskr (“cod”), from the Proto-Germanic *þurskaz. Cognates include Danish torsk, English torsk, German Dorsch, Icelandic þorskur, Irish trosc, Middle Dutch dorsch, Middle Low German dorsch, Norwegian torsk, Scottish Gaelic trosg and Swedish torsk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʰɔskʊɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɔskʊɹ
Noun
toskur m (genitive singular tosks, plural toskar)
- cod, codfish (Gadus morhua)
Declension
| Declension of toskur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m6 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | toskur | toskurin | toskar | toskarnir |
| accusative | tosk | toskin | toskar | toskarnar |
| dative | toski | toskinum | toskum | toskunum |
| genitive | tosks | tosksins | toska | toskanna |
Derived terms
- toskaveiða
- toskafiskur
- toskasild
- toskaflak
- toskarhøvd
- turrtoskur