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ugla
ugla
Faroese
Noun
ugla f (genitive singular uglu, plural uglur)
Declension
Declension of ugla | ||||
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f1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ugla | uglan | uglur | uglurnar |
accusative | uglu | ugluna | uglur | uglurnar |
dative | uglu | ugluni | uglum | uglunum |
genitive | uglu | uglunnar | ugla | uglanna |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse ugla (“owl”) (compare Swedish uggla, Danish ugle), from Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ (compare English owl, Dutch uil, West Frisian ûle, German Eule), diminutive of *uwwǭ ‘eagle-owl’ (compare German Uhu), of imitative origin or a variant of *ūfaz, *ūfǭ (compare Swedish uv ‘horned owl’, Bavarian Auf), from Proto-Indo-European *up-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʏkla/
- Rhymes: -ʏkla
- Homophones: Ugla
Noun
ugla f (genitive singular uglu, nominative plural uglur)
Declension
declension of ugla
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ugla | uglan | uglur | uglurnar |
accusative | uglu | ugluna | uglur | uglurnar |
dative | uglu | uglunni | uglum | uglunum |
genitive | uglu | uglunnar | ugla/uglna | uglanna/uglnanna |
Derived terms
- snæugla