langreyður

Icelandic

Etymology

From langur (“long”) +‎ reyður (“rorqual”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlauŋkˌreiːðʏr/

Noun

langreyður f (genitive singular langreyðar, nominative plural langreyðar)

1. fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)

Declension

declension of langreyður

f-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	langreyður	langreyðurin	langreyðar	langreyðarnar
accusative	langreyði	langreyðina	langreyðar	langreyðarnar
dative	langreyði	langreyðinni	langreyðum	langreyðunum
genitive	langreyðar	langreyðarinnar	langreyða	langreyðanna

Further reading

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