"elgur" meaning in Faroese

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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): Mammals Derived forms: elgsdýr Related terms: reindýr, hjørtur, bjørn, villsvín, bævur, úlvur, geypa, revur, hara, íkorni

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
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        "2": "non",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse elgr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*algiz"
      },
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *algiz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "elgs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgar",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
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    },
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "elgar",
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        "indefinite",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "elgarnir",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "elgi",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "elginum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "elgunum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "elgs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elga",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "plural"
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  "lang_code": "fo",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "moose, (British) elk: an animal of the species Alces alces, the largest member of the deer family, Cervidae"
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          "Alces alces#Translingual"
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        },
        {
          "word": "hjørtur"
        },
        {
          "word": "bjørn"
        },
        {
          "word": "villsvín"
        },
        {
          "word": "bævur"
        },
        {
          "word": "úlvur"
        },
        {
          "word": "geypa"
        },
        {
          "word": "revur"
        },
        {
          "word": "hara"
        },
        {
          "word": "íkorni"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛlkʊɹ/"
    }
  ],
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{
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    }
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgarnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "elg",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
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        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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        "definite",
        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "elga",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "elganna",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "word": "reindýr"
    },
    {
      "word": "hjørtur"
    },
    {
      "word": "bjørn"
    },
    {
      "word": "villsvín"
    },
    {
      "word": "bævur"
    },
    {
      "word": "úlvur"
    },
    {
      "word": "geypa"
    },
    {
      "word": "revur"
    },
    {
      "word": "hara"
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    {
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        "Faroese terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse",
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        "Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛlkʊɹ/"
    }
  ],
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}

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