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Etymology

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sild (herring) +‎ bera (to bear)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sildberi m (genitive singular sildbera, plural sildberar)

  1. puffin with the beak full of small herrings, the "herring bearer" (synonym for the puffin, who manages to bear two dozens of small fish without leaving one, when adding another one)
  2. the ferry between Sandoy and Skúvoy is named Sildberin

Declension

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Declension of sildberi
m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sildberi sildberin sildberar sildberarnir
accusative sildbera sildberan sildberar sildberarnar
dative sildbera sildberanum sildberum sildberunum
genitive sildbera sildberans sildbera sildberanna