melrakki

Icelandic

Etymology

From melur (“gravel plain”) +‎ rakki (“dog”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk melrakke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛːl.rahcɪ/

Noun

melrakki m (genitive singular melrakka, nominative plural melrakkar)

  1. arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus).
    Synonyms: refur, lágfóta, skolli, tófa
    • 2022, “Melrakkasetur Íslands”, in Arctic Fox Centre‎[1]:
      Melrakkinn (Vulpes lagopus) er eina upprunalega landspendýrið á Íslandi.
      The arctic fox is the only native land mammal in Iceland.
    • 1950, Icelandic Canadian Club:, Icelandic Canadian - Vol. 8, No. 3 - Spring 1950‎[2]:
      tek inn sem lamb ór stekk eða melrakki ór gildru
      taken like a lamb from a fold or a fox from a trap

Declension

Declension of melrakki (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative melrakki melrakkinn melrakkar melrakkarnir
accusative melrakka melrakkann melrakka melrakkana
dative melrakka melrakkanum melrökkum melrökkunum
genitive melrakka melrakkans melrakka melrakkanna
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