tjaldursegg

Faroese

Etymology

From tjaldur (“oystercatcher”) +‎ -s- +‎ egg (“egg”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃʰaltʊɹsˌɛkː/

Noun

tjaldursegg n (genitive singular tjaldursegs, plural tjaldursegg)

  1. egg of the oystercatcher (tjaldur)
  2. (humorous) little barrel of schnapps

Declension

Declension of tjaldursegg (n23)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tjaldursegg tjaldurseggið tjaldursegg tjaldurseggini
accusative tjaldursegg tjaldurseggið tjaldursegg tjaldurseggini
dative tjaldurseggi tjaldursegginum tjaldurseggum, tjaldurseggjum tjaldurseggunum, tjaldurseggjunum
genitive tjaldursegs tjaldursegsins tjaldurseggja tjaldurseggjanna
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