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hvølpur

hvølpur

See also: hvolpur

Faroese

Noun

hvølpur m (genitive singular hvølps, plural hvølpar)

  1. puppy, whelp (young dog)

Declension

m6 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hvølpur hvølpurin hvølpar hvølparnir
Accusative hvølp hvølpin hvølpar hvølparnar
Dative hvølpi hvølpinum hvølpum hvølpunum
Genitive hvølps hvølpsins hvølpa hvølpanna

Derived terms

  • telduhvølpur

Etymology

From Old Norse hvelpr, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷAl- ‎(“to whine, shout”); or from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kale-, *klā-, *klē- ‎(“to call, yell, make a noise, sound”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰvœl̥pʊɹ/

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