háhyrningur

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háhyrningur

Etymology edit

white spots on the háhyrningur

From há (“aftergrass, aftermath”) +‎ horn (“horn”) +‎ -ingur (“-er”), figuratively after the whale's white spots that look like the stumps of horns that have been mowed down.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈhau.hɪrtniŋkʏr/

Noun edit

háhyrningur m (genitive singular háhyrnings, nominative plural háhyrningar)

orca, killer whale

Declension edit

declension of háhyrningur

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular		plural
nominative	háhyrningur	háhyrningurinn	háhyrningar	háhyrningarnir
accusative	háhyrning	háhyrninginn	háhyrninga	háhyrningana
dative	háhyrningi	háhyrningnum	háhyrningum	háhyrningunum
genitive	háhyrnings	háhyrningsins	háhyrninga	háhyrninganna

Derived terms edit

háhyrningavaða