býfluga
Faroese
býfluga
býfluga
býfluga (Apis mellifera)
Etymology
From Old Norse bý + fluga.See also Icelandic býfluga
Noun
býfluga f (genitive singular býflugu, plural býflugur)
- bee (insects belonging to the large family of Apidae or the larger grouping Anthophila, particularly the honey bee (Apis mellifera))
Declension
| Declension of býfluga | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | býfluga | býflugan | býflugur | býflugurnar |
| accusative | býflugu | býfluguna | býflugur | býflugurnar |
| dative | býflugu | býfluguni | býflugum | býflugunum |
| genitive | býflugu | býflugunnar | býfluga | býfluganna |
Derived terms
- býflugubøli
- býfluguhald
Related terms
- hunangur
- vespa
- samdøgursfluga
- húsfluga
- búfluga
- flugusoppur
Icelandic
Etymology
bý (“bee”) + fluga (“fly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpiː.flʏːɣa/
Noun
býfluga f (genitive singular býflugu, nominative plural býflugur)
- a bee, a honeybee
Declension
declension of býfluga
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | býfluga | býflugan | býflugur | býflugurnar |
| accusative | býflugu | býfluguna | býflugur | býflugurnar |
| dative | býflugu | býflugunni | býflugum | býflugunum |
| genitive | býflugu | býflugunnar | býflugna | býflugnanna |