sauður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sauðr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsøyːðʏr]
  • Rhymes: -øyːðʏr

Noun

sauður m (genitive singular sauðar or (extremely rare) sauðs, nominative plural sauðir)

  1. sheep (animal)
  2. castrated male sheep (animal)
  3. an idiot or dope

Declension

Declension of sauður (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sauður sauðurinn sauðir sauðirnir
accusative sauð sauðinn sauði sauðina
dative sauð sauðnum sauðum sauðunum
genitive sauðar, sauðs1 sauðarins, sauðsins1 sauða sauðanna

1Extremely rare.

Derived terms

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