bjúga

Icelandic

Etymology

Identical to Old Norse bjúga (“to bend”), from Proto-Germanic *beuganą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpjuːa/
    Rhymes: -uːa

Noun

bjúga n (genitive singular bjúga, nominative plural bjúgu)

  1. sausage (usually refers to a thick type of Icelandic sausage, made from lamb and/or horsemeat, sometimes mixed with pork)
    Synonym: pylsa (a more general term, also used for hot dogs)

Declension

Declension of bjúga (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bjúga bjúgað bjúgu bjúgun
accusative bjúga bjúgað bjúgu bjúgun
dative bjúga bjúganu bjúgum bjúgunum
genitive bjúga bjúgans bjúgna bjúgnanna

Derived terms

  • Bjúgnakrækir
  • hrossabjúga
  • kindabjúga
  • sæbjúga
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