froskur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse froskr, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“jump, hop”).

Noun

froskur m (genitive singular frosks, plural froskar)

  1. frog (a small tailless amphibian of the order Anura)

Declension

m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative froskur froskurin froskar froskarnir
accusative frosk froskin froskar froskarnar
dative froski froskinum froskum froskunum
genitive frosks frosksins froska froskanna

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse froskr, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“jump, hop”). Sense #2 is semantic loan from German Frosch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɔskʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɔskʏr

Noun

froskur m (genitive singular frosks, nominative plural froskar)

  1. (amphibian, an animal) frog
  2. (on a string instrument's bow) frog
  3. type of green firecracker

Declension

Declension of froskur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative froskur froskurinn froskar froskarnir
accusative frosk froskinn froska froskana
dative froski froskinum, frosknum froskum froskunum
genitive frosks frosksins froska froskanna
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