firling
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Formed of fire (“four”) and -ling in accordance with tvilling (“twin”) and trilling (“triplet”).
Noun edit
firling
Declension edit
Declension of firling
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | firling | firlingen | firlinger | firlingerne |
| genitive | firlings | firlingens | firlingers | firlingernes |
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Compare with tvilling (“twin”), fire (“four”) and -ing.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
firling m (definite singular firlingen, indefinite plural firlingar, definite plural firlingane)
- quadruplet (one of four siblings born at the same time of the same mother)
References edit
- “firling” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.