tusenbein
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- tusenben
Etymology
From Latin millepeda, via German Tausendfüßler, equivalent to tusen (“thousand”) + bein (“legs”)
Noun
tusenbein n (definite singular tusenbeinet, indefinite plural tusenbein, definite plural tusenbeina or tusenbeinene)
- a millipede
References
- “tusenbein” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin millepeda, via German Tausendfüßler, equivalent to tusen (“1000”) + bein (“legs”)
Noun
tusenbein n (definite singular tusenbeinet, indefinite plural tusenbein, definite plural tusenbeina)
- a millipede
References
- “tusenbein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.