kvitra
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- kvitret
Verb
kvitra
- inflection of kvitre:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- kvitre
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²kʋɪtrɑ/
Verb
kvitra (present tense kvitrar, past tense kvitra, past participle kvitra, passive infinitive kvitrast, present participle kvitrande, imperative kvitra/kvitr)
- to tweet (make the sound that many small birds make)
- Om våren kvitrar fuglane i skogen.
- In spring, the birds tweet in the forest.
- Om våren kvitrar fuglane i skogen.
References
- “kvitra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.