lómur

Faroese

lómur

Etymology

From Old Norse lómr.

Noun

lómur m (genitive singular lóms, plural lómar)

1. red-throated diver (Gavia stellata)
2. diver, loon

Declension

m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lómur	lómurin	lómar	lómarnir
accusative	lóm	lómin	lómar	lómarnar
dative	lómi	lóminum	lómum	lómunum
genitive	lóms	lómsins	lóma	lómanna

Derived terms

• nevgulur lómur
• sum lómur í grasi - like a lómur in the grass (lumbering)
• øssvartur lómur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlouːmʏr/
• Rhymes: -ouːmʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lómr, whence also English loon.

Noun

lómur m (genitive singular lóms, nominative plural lómar)

1. red-throated diver (Gavia stellata)

Declension

Declension of lómur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lómur	lómurinn	lómar	lómarnir
accusative	lóm	lóminn	lóma	lómana
dative	lómi, lóm	lómnum, lóminum	lómum	lómunum
genitive	lóms	lómsins	lóma	lómanna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lómr, from Proto-Germanic *lōmaz.

Noun

lómur m (genitive singular lóms, nominative plural lómar)

1. traitor

   Synonym: svikari

Declension

Declension of lómur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lómur	lómurinn	lómar	lómarnir
accusative	lóm	lóminn	lóma	lómana
dative	lómi, lóm	lómnum, lóminum	lómum	lómunum
genitive	lóms	lómsins	lóma	lómanna

Derived terms

• hrekkjalómur (“prankster, trickster”)