eiturkoppur
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
eitur (“poison”) + koppur (“cup”)
Compare Norwegian edderkopp and Danish edderkop.
See also Orkney dialect word "ettercaps" (spiders)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
eiturkoppur m (genitive singular eiturkops, plural eiturkoppar)
Declension edit
m9 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | eiturkoppur | eiturkoppurin | eiturkoppar | eiturkopparnir |
Accusative | eiturkopp | eiturkoppin | eiturkoppar | eiturkopparnar |
Dative | eiturkoppi | eiturkoppinum | eiturkoppum | eiturkoppunum |
Genitive | eiturkops | eiturkopsins | eiturkoppa | eiturkoppanna |