skógarbjörn

Icelandic

Etymology

From skógur (“forest, woods”) + björn (“bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskouːarˌpjœrtn]

Noun

skógarbjörn m (genitive singular skógarbjarnar, nominative plural skógarbirnir)

1. brown bear (Ursus arctos)

Declension

declension of skógarbjörn

m-s3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skógarbjörn	skógarbjörninn	skógarbirnir	skógarbirnirnir
accusative	skógarbjörn	skógarbjörninn	skógarbirni	skógarbirnina
dative	skógarbirni	skógarbirninum	skógarbjörnum	skógarbjörnunum
genitive	skógarbjarnar	skógarbjarnarins	skógarbjarna	skógarbjarnanna

Further reading

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