hraukur
Icelandic
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hraukr (“pile”), from Proto-Germanic *hraukaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈr̥øyːkʏr/
Noun
hraukur m (genitive singular hrauks, nominative plural hraukar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hraukur | hraukurinn | hraukar | hraukarnir |
| accusative | hrauk | hraukinn | hrauka | hraukana |
| dative | hrauk, hrauki | hrauknum | hraukum | hraukunum |
| genitive | hrauks | hrauksins | hrauka | hraukanna |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hraukr, to Old Norse hrókr (“rook, Corvus frugilegus”). Cognate to Danish råge (Old Danish roogh), Norwegian rok (regional), Swedish råka (Old Swedish roker), Gutnish rauk (“rook, Corvus frugilegus”), also English rook.
Shags and cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) have historically been associated with crows and ravens (Corvidae), such as the rook, and often called such etc. Compare historic and regional names for the great cormorant: Danish ålekrage, Swedish ålkråka (“eel crow”); Swedish havskråka (“sea crow”), German Wasserrabe (“water raven”), English sea-raven; also the name cormorant, ultimately a contraction of Latin corvus marinus (“marine raven”).
Noun
hraukur m (genitive singular hrauks, nominative plural hraukar)
- (birds, obsolete) European shag
- Synonyms: toppskarfur, (obsolete) hrókur