igulker

Faroese

noun
Definitions
  • (zoology) urchin, sea urchin, sea hedgehog (Echinoidea)

Etymology

Affix from Faroese ker (vessel) derived from Old Norse ígull (see-urchin) derived from Proto-Germanic *igilaz (hedgehog) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁eǵʰis

Gloss

hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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