elgur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *algiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛlkʊɹ/

Noun

elgur m (genitive singular elgs, plural elgar)

  1. (North America) moose, (British) elk: an animal of the species Alces alces, the largest member of the deer family, Cervidae

Declension

m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative elgur elgurin elgar elgarnir
accusative elg elgin elgar elgarnar
dative elgi elginum elgum elgunum
genitive elgs elgsins elga elganna

Derived terms

  • elgsdýr

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛlkʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlkʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *algiz.

Noun

elgur m (genitive singular elgs or elgjar, nominative plural elgir)

  1. moose, elk
Declension
Declension of elgur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative elgur elgurinn elgir elgirnir
accusative elg elginn elgi elgina
dative elg elgnum elgjum, elgum elgjunum, elgunum
genitive elgs, elgjar elgsins, elgjarins elgja, elga elgjanna, elganna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse elgiar, according to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elgʰ- (“cold, frost”), see also Latin algidus, Albanian alkë (“white”).[1]

Noun

elgur m (genitive singular elgs, no plural)

  1. slush (mixture of snow and water)
Declension
Declension of elgur (sg-only masculine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative elgur elgurinn
accusative elg elginn
dative elg elgnum
genitive elgs elgsins
Derived terms
  • krapaelgur (“wet slush”)

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “algh-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 32
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