"elgur" meaning in Faroese

See elgur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛlkʊɹ/
Etymology: From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *algiz. Etymology templates: {{inh|fo|non|elgr}} Old Norse elgr, {{inh|fo|gem-pro|*algiz}} Proto-Germanic *algiz Head templates: {{head|fo|noun|g=m|head=}} elgur m, {{fo-noun|m|elgs|elgar}} elgur m (genitive singular elgs, plural elgar) Inflection templates: {{fo-decl-noun-m6|elg}} Forms: elgs [genitive, singular], elgar [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], elgur [indefinite, nominative, singular], elgurin [definite, nominative, singular], elgar [indefinite, nominative, plural], elgarnir [definite, nominative, plural], elg [accusative, indefinite, singular], elgin [accusative, definite, singular], elgar [accusative, indefinite, plural], elgarnar [accusative, definite, plural], elgi [dative, indefinite, singular], elginum [dative, definite, singular], elgum [dative, indefinite, plural], elgunum [dative, definite, plural], elgs [genitive, indefinite, singular], elgsins [definite, genitive, singular], elga [genitive, indefinite, plural], elganna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (North America) moose, (British) elk: an animal of the species Alces alces, the largest member of the deer family, Cervidae Tags: North-America, masculine Categories (lifeform): Cervids Derived forms: elgsdýr Related terms: reindýr, hjørtur, bjørn, villsvín, bævur, úlvur, geypa, revur, hara, íkorni
    Sense id: en-elgur-fo-noun-1XsZuDlR Categories (other): Faroese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 80 16 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 25 3

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "elgr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse elgr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*algiz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *algiz",
      "name": "inh"
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *algiz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "elgs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgar",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fo-decl-noun-m6",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgur",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgurin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgarnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgarnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elginum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elganna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "elgs",
        "3": "elgar"
      },
      "expansion": "elgur m (genitive singular elgs, plural elgar)",
      "name": "fo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "elg"
      },
      "name": "fo-decl-noun-m6"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Faroese",
  "lang_code": "fo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Faroese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "fo",
          "name": "Cervids",
          "orig": "fo:Cervids",
          "parents": [
            "Even-toed ungulates",
            "Mammals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "80 16 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 25 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "elgsdýr"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "moose, (British) elk: an animal of the species Alces alces, the largest member of the deer family, Cervidae"
      ],
      "id": "en-elgur-fo-noun-1XsZuDlR",
      "links": [
        [
          "moose",
          "moose"
        ],
        [
          "elk",
          "elk"
        ],
        [
          "Alces alces",
          "Alces alces#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "Cervidae",
          "Cervidae#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
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        "(North America) moose, (British) elk: an animal of the species Alces alces, the largest member of the deer family, Cervidae"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "reindýr"
        },
        {
          "word": "hjørtur"
        },
        {
          "word": "bjørn"
        },
        {
          "word": "villsvín"
        },
        {
          "word": "bævur"
        },
        {
          "word": "úlvur"
        },
        {
          "word": "geypa"
        },
        {
          "word": "revur"
        },
        {
          "word": "hara"
        },
        {
          "word": "íkorni"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "North-America",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛlkʊɹ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elgur"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "is:Cervids"
  ],
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      "word": "elgsdýr"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *algiz.",
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    {
      "form": "elgs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgar",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fo-decl-noun-m6",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgur",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgurin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgarnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgarnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elginum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elganna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "fo",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "elgur m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "elgs",
        "3": "elgar"
      },
      "expansion": "elgur m (genitive singular elgs, plural elgar)",
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  ],
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        "1": "elg"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Faroese",
  "lang_code": "fo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "reindýr"
    },
    {
      "word": "hjørtur"
    },
    {
      "word": "bjørn"
    },
    {
      "word": "villsvín"
    },
    {
      "word": "bævur"
    },
    {
      "word": "úlvur"
    },
    {
      "word": "geypa"
    },
    {
      "word": "revur"
    },
    {
      "word": "hara"
    },
    {
      "word": "íkorni"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "Faroese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Faroese lemmas",
        "Faroese masculine nouns",
        "Faroese nouns",
        "Faroese terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "fo:Cervids"
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "moose",
          "moose"
        ],
        [
          "elk",
          "elk"
        ],
        [
          "Alces alces",
          "Alces alces#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "Cervidae",
          "Cervidae#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
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        "(North America) moose, (British) elk: an animal of the species Alces alces, the largest member of the deer family, Cervidae"
      ],
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        "North-America",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛlkʊɹ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elgur"
}

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