páfagaukur
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
Phono-semantic matching of Danish papegøje, built of páfi (“pope”) + gaukur (“cuckoo”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
páfagaukur m (genitive singular páfagauks, nominative plural páfagaukar)
Declension edit
declension of páfagaukur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | páfagaukur | páfagaukurinn | páfagaukar | páfagaukarnir |
| accusative | páfagauk | páfagaukinn | páfagauka | páfagaukana |
| dative | páfagauki / páfagauk | páfagauknum | páfagaukum | páfagaukunum |
| genitive | páfagauks | páfagauksins | páfagauka | páfagaukanna |