elgur
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Faroese
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Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *algiz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]elgur m (genitive singular elgs, plural elgar)
- (North America) moose, (British) elk: an animal of the species Alces alces, the largest member of the deer family, Cervidae
Declension
[edit]Declension of elgur | ||||
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m6 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | elgur | elgurin | elgar | elgarnir |
accusative | elg | elgin | elgar | elgarnar |
dative | elgi | elginum | elgum | elgunum |
genitive | elgs | elgsins | elga | elganna |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Icelandic
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *algiz.
Noun
[edit]elgur m (genitive singular elgs or elgjar, nominative plural elgir)
Declension
[edit]declension of elgur
Etymology 2
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Noun
[edit]elgur m (genitive singular elgs, no plural)
- slush (mixture of snow and water)
Declension
[edit]declension of elgur
Derived terms
[edit]- krapaelgur (“wet slush”)
Categories:
- Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
- fo:Mammals
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛlkʏr
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛlkʏr/2 syllables
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- Icelandic uncountable nouns
- is:Mammals