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gaukur

See also: Gaukur

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gaukr, from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gaukur m (genitive singular gauks, nominative plural gaukar)

  1. cuckoo, especially common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

Declension

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    Declension of gaukur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gaukur gaukurinn gaukar gaukarnir
accusative gauk gaukinn gauka gaukana
dative gauki gaukinum gaukum gaukunum
genitive gauks gauksins gauka gaukanna

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From gauk (“cuckoo”) +‎ ur (“clock”).

Noun

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gaukur n (definite singular gaukuret, indefinite plural gaukur, definite plural gaukura)

  1. cuckoo clock

See also

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References

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