hrútur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hrútr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈr̥uːtʏr/
    Rhymes: -uːtʏr

Noun

hrútur m (genitive singular hrúts, nominative plural hrútar)

  1. a ram (male sheep)
    • 1928, Krummavísa (“Raven Song”, on the Icelandic Wikisource) by Jón Ásgeirsson
      Krummi krunkar úti,
      kallar á nafna sinn:
      „Ég fann höfud af hrúti
      hrygg og gæruskinn.“
      Komdu nú og kroppaðu með mér,
      krummi nafni minn.
      “Krummi croaks outside,
      calling his namesake:
      ‘I found the head of a ram,
      backbone and sheepskin.’
      Come now and peck with me,
      Krummi, my namesake.”
  2. (astrology) Aries, the Zodiac sign for the ram, covering March 21 - April 20.

Declension
declension of hrútur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hrútur hrúturinn hrútar hrútarnir
accusative hrút hrútinn hrúta hrútana
dative hrúti / hrút hrútnum hrútum hrútunum
genitive hrúts hrútsins hrúta hrútanna
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