hrossafluga

Icelandic

Etymology

From hross (“horse”) +‎ fluga (“fly”). The reason for this nomenclature is uncertain, but some think that it has been given this name either because its feet are reminding of a horse's long legs, or because it has legs which are long and clumsy, like those of a horse (compared to the torso).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈr̥ɔsːaˌflʏːɣa/

Noun

hrossafluga f (genitive singular hrossaflugu, nominative plural hrossaflugur)

cranefly, daddy longlegs (Tipulidae)

Declension

declension of hrossafluga

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-w1	singular		plural
nominative	hrossafluga	hrossaflugan	hrossaflugur	hrossaflugurnar
accusative	hrossaflugu	hrossafluguna	hrossaflugur	hrossaflugurnar
dative	hrossaflugu	hrossaflugunni	hrossaflugum	hrossaflugunum
genitive	hrossaflugu	hrossaflugunnar	hrossaflugna	hrossaflugnanna

References

^ Icelandic Web of Science: Af hverju kallast hrossafluga þessu nafni? (“Why is the hrossafluga named so?”)

[1] Icelandic Web of Science: Af hverju kallast hrossafluga þessu nafni? (“Why is the hrossafluga named so?”)

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