súla

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Faroese

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súla - gannet

Etymology

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From Old Norse súla, related to svala; both are from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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súla f (genitive singular súlu, plural súlur)

  1. northern gannet (Morus bassanus)

Declension

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Declension of súla
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative súla súlan súlur súlurnar
accusative súlu súluna súlur súlurnar
dative súlu súluni súlum súlunum
genitive súlu súlunnar súla súlanna

Hyponyms

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Icelandic

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse súla, related to svala; both are from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ.[1]

Noun

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súla f (genitive singular súlu, nominative plural súlur)

  1. northern gannet (sea bird)
Declension
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic *sūliz.

Noun

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súla f (genitive singular súlu, nominative plural súlur)

  1. pillar, column
Declension
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Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “swalwon”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 495

Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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súla f

  1. genitive singular of súil

Mutation

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Mutation of súla
radical lenition nasalization
súla ṡúla unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *sūliz. Cognate with the second element in Old High German irminsul.

Noun

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súla f

  1. pillar, column

Declension

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Derived terms

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  • ǫndvegissúla (pillar placed at either side of the high-seat; an upright)

Descendants

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  • Danish: sule, (archaic)