sildberi
Faroese
editEtymology
editsild (“herring”) + bera (“to bear”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsildberi m (genitive singular sildbera, plural sildberar)
- 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)
- the ferry between Sandoy and Skúvoy is named Sildberin
Declension
editDeclension of sildberi | ||||
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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 |