døgnfluga

Faroese

døgnfluga (Rhithrogena germanica)

døgnfluga (Ephemera danica)

Etymology

From døgn (“day and night, 24 hours”) +‎ fluga (“fly”). Compare Danish and Norwegian Bokmål døgnflue, Icelandic dægurflugur and Norwegian Nynorsk døgnfluge (or døgerfluge).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtøœːmˌfluːa/
Rhymes: -uːa

Noun

døgnfluga f (genitive singular døgnflugu, plural døgnflugur)

mayfly (insects belonging to the order Ephemeroptera)

Declension

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Synonyms

samdøgursfluga

Related terms

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