lómur

Faroese

lómur

Etymology

From Old Norse lómr.

Noun

lómur m (genitive singular lóms, plural lómar)

  1. red-throated diver (Gavia stellata)
  2. diver, loon

Declension

Declension of lómur
m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lómur lómurin lómar lómarnir
accusative lóm lómin lómar lómarnar
dative lómi lóminum lómum lómunum
genitive lóms lómsins lóma lómanna

Derived terms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlouːmʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ouːmʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lómr, whence also English loon.

Noun

lómur m (genitive singular lóms, nominative plural lómar)

  1. red-throated diver (Gavia stellata)
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lómr, from Proto-Germanic *lōmaz.

Noun

lómur m (genitive singular lóms, nominative plural lómar)

  1. traitor
Declension
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