tjaldur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse tjaldr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃʰaltʊɹ/
  • Rhymes: -altʊɹ

Noun

tjaldur n (genitive singular tjaldurs, plural tjøldur)

  1. oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Declension

Declension of tjaldur (n15)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tjaldur tjaldrið tjøldur tjøldrini
accusative tjaldur tjaldrið tjøldur tjøldrini
dative tjaldri tjaldrinum tjøldrum tjøldrunum
genitive tjaldurs tjaldursins tjaldra tjaldranna

Derived terms

  • fjørutjaldur
  • tjaldursblað
  • tjaldursbyggkorn
  • tjaldursbørkubóndi
  • tjaldursdagur
  • tjaldursegg
  • tjaldursflagg
  • tjaldursflokkur
  • tjaldursgras
  • tjaldursgrælingur
  • tjaldursmerki
  • tjaldursnev
  • tjaldurspar
  • tjaldursreiður
  • tjaldursungi
  • vetrartjaldur

Descendants

  • Danish: tjald
    • Norwegian Bokmål: tjall

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tjaldr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰjaltʏr/
    Rhymes: -altʏr

Noun

tjaldur m (genitive singular tjalds, nominative plural tjaldar)

  1. oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Declension

Declension of tjaldur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tjaldur tjaldurinn tjaldar tjaldarnir
accusative tjald tjaldinn tjalda tjaldana
dative tjaldi tjaldinum tjöldum tjöldunum
genitive tjalds tjaldsins tjalda tjaldanna