páfagaukur

Icelandic

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Danish papegøje, built of páfi (“pope”) + gaukur (“cuckoo”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰauːvaˌkøyːkʏr/

Noun

páfagaukur m (genitive singular páfagauks, nominative plural páfagaukar)

1. parrot

Declension

declension of páfagaukur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	páfagaukur	páfagaukurinn	páfagaukar	páfagaukarnir
accusative	páfagauk	páfagaukinn	páfagauka	páfagaukana
dative	páfagauki / páfagauk	páfagauknum	páfagaukum	páfagaukunum
genitive	páfagauks	páfagauksins	páfagauka	páfagaukanna