páfagaukur

Icelandic

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Danish papegøje, built of páfi (“pope”) + gaukur (“cuckoo”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʰauːvaˌkøyːkʏr/

Noun

páfagaukur m (genitive singular páfagauks, nominative plural páfagaukar)

  1. parrot

Declension

Declension of páfagaukur (masculine, based on gaukur)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative páfagaukur páfagaukurinn páfagaukar páfagaukarnir
accusative páfagauk páfagaukinn páfagauka páfagaukana
dative páfagauki, páfagauk páfagauknum páfagaukum páfagaukunum
genitive páfagauks páfagauksins páfagauka páfagaukanna
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