kýrauga
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From kýr (“cow”) + auga (“eye”), compare Danish koøje.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kýrauga n (genitive singular kýrauga, nominative plural kýraugu)
- porthole (circular window set in the hull of a ship)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of kýrauga | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n-w | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kýrauga | kýraugað | kýraugu | kýraugun |
| accusative | kýrauga | kýraugað | kýraugu | kýraugun |
| dative | kýrauga | kýrauganu | kýraugum | kýraugunum |
| genitive | kýrauga | kýraugans | kýraugna | kýraugnanna |
Further reading
[edit]- kýrauga on Kata
- Icelandic Web of Science: Af hverju kallast gluggi á skipi kýrauga? (“Why is a ship's window called a kýrauga?”)