staðfugl

Icelandic

Etymology

From staður +‎ fugl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstaːð.fʏkl/
  • Rhymes: -aːðfʏkl

Noun

staðfugl m (genitive singular staðfugls, nominative plural staðfuglar)

  1. resident bird (a bird that stays all year in the same places)
    Antonym: farfugl
    Gæti ég flogið væri ég staðfugl, og myndi þá dreyma um að vera tré. ― If I could fly, I would be a resident bird, and then I would dream of being a tree.

Declension

Declension of staðfugl (masculine, based on fugl)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative staðfugl staðfuglinn staðfuglar staðfuglarnir
accusative staðfugl staðfuglinn staðfugla staðfuglana
dative staðfugli staðfuglinum staðfuglum staðfuglunum
genitive staðfugls staðfuglsins staðfugla staðfuglanna

References

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