ildfugl

Danish

Etymology

From ild (“fire”) +‎ fugl (“bird”).

Noun

ildfugl c (singular definite ildfuglen, plural indefinite ildfugle)

  1. copper (a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae)
    • 2010, Lars Trolle, “Lille ildfugl (Lycaena phlaeas)”, in Sommerfuglene i Danmark [Butterflies of Denmark]‎[1]:
      Lille ildfugl er den eneste vidt udbredte og virkelig almindelige ildfugl i Danmark.
      The small copper is the only widespread and common copper in Denmark.
  2. (Slavic mythology, Slavic folklore) firebird (a glowing or burning bird)

Declension

Declension of ildfugl
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ildfugl ildfuglen ildfugle ildfuglene
genitive ildfugls ildfuglens ildfugles ildfuglenes

References

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