piggsvin
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- pinnsvin
Noun
piggsvin n (definite singular piggsvinet, indefinite plural piggsvin, definite plural piggsvina or piggsvinene)
- a hedgehog (small nocturnal mammal)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From pigg + svin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɪɡːsʋɪn/
Noun
piggsvin n (definite singular piggsvinet, indefinite plural piggsvin, definite plural piggsvina)
- a hedgehog (small nocturnal mammal)
- 1908, Severin Eskeland (translator, original by Chateaubriand), Atala:
- Og ho sauma mokassinar aat meg utav moskusrotteskinn, med piggar utav piggsvin.
- And she sewed moccasins for me from the hide of muskrat, with spines from hedgehogs.
- Og ho sauma mokassinar aat meg utav moskusrotteskinn, med piggar utav piggsvin.
- 1908, Severin Eskeland (translator, original by Chateaubriand), Atala:
Swedish
Etymology
pigg + svin
Noun
piggsvin n
- a porcupine
- (dialectal) a hedgehog
- Synonym: igelkott
Declension
Declension of piggsvin | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | piggsvin | piggsvinet | piggsvin | piggsvinen |
Genitive | piggsvins | piggsvinets | piggsvins | piggsvinens |