Icelandic
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Etymology
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From há (“aftergrass, aftermath”) + horn (“horn”) + -ingur (“-er”), figuratively after the whale's white spots that look like the stumps of horns that have been mowed down.
Pronunciation
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[edit]háhyrningur m (genitive singular háhyrnings, nominative plural háhyrningar)
Declension
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | háhyrningur | háhyrningurinn | háhyrningar | háhyrningarnir |
| accusative | háhyrning | háhyrninginn | háhyrninga | háhyrningana |
| dative | háhyrningi | háhyrningnum | háhyrningum | háhyrningunum |
| genitive | háhyrnings | háhyrningsins | háhyrninga | háhyrninganna |