hegre
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- heire
Etymology
From Old Norse hegri. Cognate with Danish hejre, Swedish häger, German Reiher, Dutch reiger, Italian aghirone, Spanish airon and French héron
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhêːɡɾe/
Noun
hegre m (definite singular hegren, indefinite plural hegrer, definite plural hegrene)
- a heron (bird of the family Ardeidae)
References
- “hegre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse hegri
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²heːɡrə/
Noun
hegre m (definite singular hegren, indefinite plural hegrar, definite plural hegrane)
- a heron (bird of the family Ardeidae), also the egrets and bitterns
References
- “hegre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.