nashyrningur

Icelandic

Etymology

From nös (“nostril”) +‎ horn (“horn”) +‎ -ingur.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːsˌhɪrtniŋkʏr/

Noun

nashyrningur m (genitive singular nashyrnings, nominative plural nashyrningar)

  1. rhinoceros, rhino
    • 1967, Bibliotheca Arnamagnæana, page 152.
      Skúrni pad er dyrs nafn i Eddu pulum, enn i einhvôrri ligasog u gamallri nefniz skurni stört dyr sem par syniz ej annad kunna ad vera enn nashyrningur edur einhyrningur.
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Declension
declension of nashyrningur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nashyrningur nashyrningurinn nashyrningar nashyrningarnir
accusative nashyrning nashyrninginn nashyrninga nashyrningana
dative nashyrningi nashyrningnum nashyrningum nashyrningunum
genitive nashyrnings nashyrningsins nashyrninga nashyrninganna
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