múkki
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
Clipping of earlier malamúkki, a borrowing from Danish mallemuk, itself borrowed from Dutch mallemok, from mal (“foolish”) + mok (“seagull”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
múkki m (genitive singular múkka, nominative plural múkkar)
- fulmar; specifically the northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Declension edit
declension of múkki
Synonyms edit
- (fulmar): fýll