gaukur

See also: Gaukur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gaukr, from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkøyːkʏr/
    Rhymes: -øyːkʏr
    Homophone: Gaukur

Noun

gaukur m (genitive singular gauks, nominative plural gaukar)

  1. cuckoo, especially common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

Declension

Declension of gaukur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gaukur gaukurinn gaukar gaukarnir
accusative gauk gaukinn gauka gaukana
dative gauki, gauk gauknum gaukum gaukunum
genitive gauks gauksins gauka gaukanna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From gauk (“cuckoo”) +‎ ur (“clock”).

Noun

gaukur n (definite singular gaukuret, indefinite plural gaukur, definite plural gaukura)

  1. cuckoo clock

See also

References

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