sauðnaut

Icelandic

Etymology

From sauður (“sheep”) +‎ naut (“bull, cow, ox”), a calque; compare the genus name Ovibos, from Latin ovis (“sheep”) + bōs (“cow, bull, ox”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsøyð.nøyːt/

Noun

sauðnaut n (genitive singular sauðnauts, nominative plural sauðnaut)

1. musk ox

Declension

declension of sauðnaut

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sauðnaut	sauðnautið	sauðnaut	sauðnautin
accusative	sauðnaut	sauðnautið	sauðnaut	sauðnautin
dative	sauðnauti	sauðnautinu	sauðnautum	sauðnautunum
genitive	sauðnauts	sauðnautsins	sauðnauta	sauðnautanna