íkorni

See also: ikorni

Faroese

íkorni
íkorni

Etymology

From Old Norse íkorni, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊiːkɔtnɪ/

Noun

íkorni m (genitive singular íkorna, plural íkornar)

  1. squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

Declension

Declension of íkorni
m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative íkorni íkornin íkornar íkornarnir
accusative íkorna íkornan íkornar íkornarnar
dative íkorna íkornanum íkornum íkornunum
genitive íkorna íkornans íkorna íkornanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse íkorni, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiːkʰɔrtnɪ/

Noun

íkorni m (genitive singular íkorna, nominative plural íkornar)

  1. squirrel

Declension

Derived terms

  • gráíkorni (grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis)
  • rauðíkorni (red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aikwernô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer-. Compare Old English ācweorna, Old Saxon ēkhorn, Old High German eihhorno.

Pronunciation

  • (9th century West Norse, 12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈiːkornɪ̃/

Noun

íkorni m (genitive íkorna, plural íkornar)

  1. squirrel

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: íkorni
  • Faroese: íkorni
  • Norwegian: ikorn, ekorn; (dialectal) ikorre
  • Jamtish: íkuðn
  • Elfdalian: aikuonn
  • Old Swedish: ēkorne, īkorne
  • Old Danish: īkærnæ
  • Gutnish: eikånn
  • Scanian: igarne
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