Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse oxi, uxi, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn (bull) with the prefix jötun-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjœːtʰʏnʏxsɪ/

Noun

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jötunuxi m (genitive singular jötunuxa, nominative plural jötunuxar)

  1. hairy rove beetle, Creophilus maxillosus

Declension

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