edderkopp
Norwegian Bokmål
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edderkopp
Etymology
edder, Danish form of eiter (“poison”) + kopp (“something thick or bloated”). Compare Old English āttercoppe, Danish edderkop, Faroese eiturkoppur.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /e.der.kop/, [ˈɛ.dəɾ.ˌkɔp]
Noun
edderkopp m (definite singular edderkoppen, indefinite plural edderkopper, definite plural edderkoppene)
- a spider (arthropod)
Derived terms
- edderkoppnett
References
“edderkopp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
edder, Danish form of eiter (“poison”) + kopp (“something thick or bloated”). Compare Old English āttercoppe, Danish edderkop, Faroese eiturkoppur.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /e.der.kop/, [ˈɛ.dəɾ.ˌkɔp]
Noun
edderkopp m (definite singular edderkoppen, indefinite plural edderkoppar, definite plural edderkoppane)
- a spider
Derived terms
- edderkoppnett
References
“edderkopp” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.