toskur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse þorskr (“cod”), from the Proto-Germanic *þurskaz. Cognates include Danish torsk, English torsk, German Dorsch, Icelandic þorskur, Irish trosc, Middle Dutch dorsch, Middle Low German dorsch, Norwegian torsk, Scottish Gaelic trosg and Swedish torsk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰɔskʊɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔskʊɹ

Noun

toskur m (genitive singular tosks, plural toskar)

  1. cod, codfish (Gadus morhua)

Declension

m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative toskur toskurin toskar toskarnir
accusative tosk toskin toskar toskarnar
dative toski toskinum toskum toskunum
genitive tosks tosksins toska toskanna

Derived terms

  • toskafiskur
  • toskaflak
  • toskarhøvd
  • toskasild
  • toskaveiða
  • turrtoskur
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