sauðnaut

Icelandic

Etymology

From sauður (“sheep”) +‎ naut (“bull, cow, ox”), a calque; compare the genus name Ovibos, from Latin ovis (“sheep”) + bōs (“cow, bull, ox”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsøyð.nøyːt/

Noun

sauðnaut n (genitive singular sauðnauts, nominative plural sauðnaut)

  1. musk ox

Declension

Declension of sauðnaut (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sauðnaut sauðnautið sauðnaut sauðnautin
accusative sauðnaut sauðnautið sauðnaut sauðnautin
dative sauðnauti sauðnautinu sauðnautum sauðnautunum
genitive sauðnauts sauðnautsins sauðnauta sauðnautanna
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