skarvur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse skarfr, from a Germanic base imitative of the birds' harsh croaking sounds.

Noun

skarvur m (genitive singular skarvs, plural skarvar)

1. shag, cormorant (a bird)
2. common shag, European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)

Declension

m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skarvur	skarvurin	skarvar	skarvarnir
accusative	skarv	skarvin	skarvar	skarvarnar
dative	skarvi	skarvinum	skarvum	skarvunum
genitive	skarvs	skarvsins	skarva	skarvanna

References

• Lockwood, William Burley (1984): The Oxford book of British bird names, p. 134