íkorni
See also: ikorni
Faroese
íkorni
íkorni
Etymology
From Old Norse íkorni, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʊiːkɔtnɪ/
Noun
íkorni m (genitive singular íkorna, plural íkornar)
- squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Declension
| Declension of íkorni | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | íkorni | íkornin | íkornar | íkornarnir |
| accusative | íkorna | íkornan | íkornar | íkornarnar |
| dative | íkorna | íkornanum | íkornum | íkornunum |
| genitive | íkorna | íkornans | íkorna | íkornanna |
Related terms
- elgur
- reindýr
- hjørtur
- bjørn
- geypa
- revur
- hara
- froskur
- storkur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse íkorni, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiːkʰɔrtnɪ/
Noun
íkorni m (genitive singular íkorna, nominative plural íkornar)
- squirrel
Declension
declension of íkorni
| m-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | íkorni | íkorninn | íkornar | íkornarnir |
| accusative | íkorna | íkornann | íkorna | íkornana |
| dative | íkorna | íkornanum | íkornum | íkornunum |
| genitive | íkorna | íkornans | íkorna | íkornanna |
Derived terms
- gráíkorni (“grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis”)
- rauðíkorni (“red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris”)
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aikwernô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer-. Compare Old English ācweorna, Old Saxon ēkhorn, Old High German eihhorno.
Pronunciation
- (9th century West Norse) IPA(key): /iːkorni/
- (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /iːkorni/
Noun
íkorni m (genitive íkorna, plural íkornar)
- squirrel
Declension
Declension of íkorni (weak an-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | íkorni | íkorninn | íkornar | íkornarnir |
| accusative | íkorna | íkornann | íkorna | íkornana |
| dative | íkorna | íkornanum | íkornium | íkorniunum |
| genitive | íkorna | íkornans | íkorna | íkornanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: íkorni
- Faroese: íkorni
- Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: ekorn
- Norwegian Nynorsk: ekorn, ikorn
- Old Swedish: ēkorne, īkorne
- Swedish: ekorre, (dialectal) ikorn
- Old Danish: īkærnæ
- Danish: egern
- Westrobothnian: ickȯrn, ikårn, ikkårn
- Elfdalian: aikuonn
- Jamtish: íkuðn
- Gutnish: eikånn
- Scanian: igarne