skarvur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse skarfr, from a Germanic base imitative of the birds' harsh croaking sounds.

Noun

skarvur m (genitive singular skarvs, plural skarvar)

  1. shag, cormorant (a bird)
  2. common shag, European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)

Declension

m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skarvur skarvurin skarvar skarvarnir
accusative skarv skarvin skarvar skarvarnar
dative skarvi skarvinum skarvum skarvunum
genitive skarvs skarvsins skarva skarvanna

References

  • Lockwood, William Burley (1984): The Oxford book of British bird names, p. 134
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