hermikráka
Icelandic
Etymology
From hermi- (“copy, imitative”) + kráka (“a crow”), compare the verb herma (“to mimic”) and the noun hermir (“a simulator”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛrmɪˌkʰrauːka/
Noun
hermikráka f (genitive singular hermikráku, nominative plural hermikrákur)
- mimic, imitator (someone who apes or imitates)
- mockingbird
Declension
declension of hermikráka
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hermikráka | hermikrákan | hermikrákur | hermikrákurnar |
| accusative | hermikráku | hermikrákuna | hermikrákur | hermikrákurnar |
| dative | hermikráku | hermikrákunni | hermikrákum | hermikrákunum |
| genitive | hermikráku | hermikrákunnar | hermikráka/hermikrákna | hermikrákanna/hermikráknanna |
Synonyms
- (imitator): eftirherma, sá sem hermir eftir
See also
- apa eftir
- herma eftir
- hermihneigð
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