sporður

Icelandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɔrðʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɔrðʏr

Noun

sporður m (genitive singular sporðs, nominative plural sporðar)

1. tail (of a fish)
2. fluke (of a whale)

Declension

declension of sporður

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sporður	sporðurinn	sporðar	sporðarnir
accusative	sporð	sporðinn	sporða	sporðana
dative	sporði	sporðinum	sporðum	sporðunum
genitive	sporðs	sporðsins	sporða	sporðanna

Related terms

• rófa, skott (tail of a dog, cat, mouse or fox)
• tagl (tail of a horse)
• hali (tail of cattle)
• stél (tail of a bird)
• dindill (tail of a sheep or seal)