See höfrungur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Earliest attested in 16th century. No cognates in related languages, Faroese has already adopted dolfin. Asgeir Blöndal Magnusson estimates correlation with -hafur (Old English hæfer, Latin caper) comparing the leaps of the dolphin to those of the goat. Doubtful.\nPerhaps simply from haf (\"sea\") and ungur, that is, Hefring, a Norwegian mountain butting into the sea; and Hefring, daughter of Ægir the sea spirit.",
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"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
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"table-tags"
]
},
{
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},
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"indefinite",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
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"form": "höfrungurinn",
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"definite",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrungarnir",
"source": "declension",
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"definite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
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"indefinite",
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},
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"accusative",
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrunga",
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"tags": [
"accusative",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrungana",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"definite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrungi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrungnum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrungum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrungunum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"definite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrungs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrungsins",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrunga",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
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{
"form": "höfrunganna",
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"genitive",
"plural"
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"args": {
"1": "@@"
},
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"lang": "Icelandic",
"lang_code": "is",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
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"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "lifeform",
"langcode": "is",
"name": "Cetaceans",
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"Even-toed ungulates",
"Mammals",
"Vertebrates",
"Chordates",
"Animals",
"Lifeforms",
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"Life",
"Fundamental",
"Nature"
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}
],
"glosses": [
"dolphin; specifically the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)"
],
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[
"dolphin",
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],
[
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[
"Delphinus delphis",
"Delphinus delphis#Translingual"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "léttir"
}
],
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"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈhœvruŋkʏr/"
}
],
"word": "höfrungur"
}
{
"etymology_text": "Earliest attested in 16th century. No cognates in related languages, Faroese has already adopted dolfin. Asgeir Blöndal Magnusson estimates correlation with -hafur (Old English hæfer, Latin caper) comparing the leaps of the dolphin to those of the goat. Doubtful.\nPerhaps simply from haf (\"sea\") and ungur, that is, Hefring, a Norwegian mountain butting into the sea; and Hefring, daughter of Ægir the sea spirit.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "höfrungs",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrungar",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "masculine",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "is-ndecl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
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"source": "declension",
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"indefinite",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrungurinn",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrungar",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrungarnir",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrung",
"source": "declension",
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"accusative",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
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"accusative",
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"accusative",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrungana",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"definite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrungi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrungnum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrungum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrungunum",
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"dative",
"definite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrungs",
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"genitive",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrungsins",
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"tags": [
"definite",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrunga",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "höfrunganna",
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"definite",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
}
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"1": "@@"
},
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}
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"pos": "noun",
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],
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[
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],
[
"common dolphin",
"common dolphin"
],
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"Delphinus delphis",
"Delphinus delphis#Translingual"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "léttir"
}
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈhœvruŋkʏr/"
}
],
"word": "höfrungur"
}
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