neshorn
Norwegian Bokmål
neshorn
Etymology
From nese + horn, calque of Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs). Compare Danish næsehorn, Swedish noshörning, Faroese nashyrningur, Icelandic nashyrningur, Dutch neushoorn and German Nashorn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neːs.huːrn/, [neːs.huːɳ]
Noun
neshorn n (definite singular neshornet, indefinite plural neshorn, definite plural neshorna or neshornene)
- a rhinoceros, a rhino
See also
- nashorn (Nynorsk)
References
“neshorn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.