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)

  1. mimic, imitator (someone who apes or imitates)
    Synonyms: eftirherma, sá sem hermir eftir
  2. mockingbird

Declension

Declension of hermikráka (feminine, based on kráka)
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

See also

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