storkobbe
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From stor (“big”) + kobbe (“seal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²stuːrkɔbə/
Noun
storkobbe m (definite singular storkobben, indefinite plural storkobbar, definite plural storkobbane)
- a bearded seal, (Erignathus barbatus)
- 1912, Olav Duun, Hilderøya:
- Ein storkobbe søm inn sunde vestanfraa.
- A bearded seal swims into the sound from the west
- Ein storkobbe søm inn sunde vestanfraa.
- 1912, Olav Duun, Hilderøya:
Synonyms
- blåsel
References
- “storkobbe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.