tófa

See also: tofa

Icelandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰouːva/

  Rhymes: -ouːva

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰouːa/

  Rhymes: -ouːa

Noun

tófa f (genitive singular tófu, nominative plural tófur)

1. a fox, a vixen

   Synonyms: lágfóta, melrakki, refur, skolli

   • (Can we date this quote?), “Á Sprengisandi”, Grímur Thomsen (music):

     Þey þey! þey þey! þaut í holti tófa,
     þurran vill hún blóði væta góm,
     eða líka einhver var að hóa
     undarlega digrum karlaróm;
     útilegumenn í Ódáðahraun
     eru kannske að smala fé á laun.

     Hush, hush, hush, hush,
     a vixen dashed in the hillock,
     wanting to quench her thirst with blood.
     Or - is it someone calling,
     strangely, with a harsh voice?
     Outlawed men, in the vast waste land
     are secretly guarding their stolen sheep.

Declension

Declension of tófa (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tófa	tófan	tófur	tófurnar
accusative	tófu	tófuna	tófur	tófurnar
dative	tófu	tófunni	tófum	tófunum
genitive	tófu	tófunnar	tófa, tófna	tófanna, tófnanna