froskur

Faroese

vanligur froskur (Rana temporaria)
leyvfroskur (Hyla arborea)

Etymology

From Old Norse froskr, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“jump, hop”).

Noun

froskur m (genitive singular frosks, plural froskar)

  1. frog (a small tailless amphibian of the order Anura)

Declension

Declension of froskur
m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative froskur froskurin froskar froskarnir
accusative frosk froskin froskar froskarnar
dative froski froskinum froskum froskunum
genitive frosks frosksins froska froskanna

Derived terms

Icelandic

def. A frog.
def. A diagram of parts of a violin bow.

Etymology

From Old Norse froskr, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“jump, hop”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɔskʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɔskʏr

Noun

froskur m (genitive singular frosks, nominative plural froskar)

  1. (amphibian, an animal) frog fig.
  2. (on a string instrument's bow) frog fig.
  3. type of green firecracker

Declension

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