nashyrningur

Faroese

Noun

nashyrningur m (genitive singular nashyrnings, plural nashyrningar)

1. rhinoceros

Declension

Declension of nashyrningur
m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nashyrningur	nashyrningurin	nashyrningar	nashyrningarnir
accusative	nashyrning	nashyrningin	nashyrningar	nashyrningarnar
dative	nashyrningi	nashyrninginum	nashyrningum	nashyrningunum
genitive	nashyrnings	nashyrningsins	nashyrninga	nashyrninganna

Further reading

• "nashyrningur" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

FWOTD – 7 December 2021

Etymology

From nös (“nostril”), plural nasir (“nose”) +‎ horn (“horn”) +‎ -ingur, a calque of Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs). Compare Danish næsehorn etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaːs.hɪ(r)tn(ˌ)iŋkʏr/

Noun

nashyrningur m (genitive singular nashyrnings, nominative plural nashyrningar)

1. rhinoceros
   • 1967 (text composed in the late 18th century), Bibliotheca Arnamagnæana, vol. XXIX: Opuscula, page 152. [1]

     Skúrni þad er dyrs nafn i Eddu þulum, enn i einhvỏrri ligasogu gamallri nefniz skurni stort dyr sem þar syniz ej annad kunna ad vera enn nashyrningur edur einhyrningur.

     Skúrni that is an animal’s name in the Edda rhymes, and in some old mendacious tale a large animal is called skurni which there seems like it can be nothing other than a rhinoceros or unicorn.

Declension

declension of nashyrningur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nashyrningur	nashyrningurinn	nashyrningar	nashyrningarnir
accusative	nashyrning	nashyrninginn	nashyrninga	nashyrningana
dative	nashyrningi	nashyrningnum	nashyrningum	nashyrningunum
genitive	nashyrnings	nashyrningsins	nashyrninga	nashyrninganna

Further reading

• “nashyrningur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)