vekselvarm
Danish
Etymology
From veksle (“change”) + varm (“warm”)
Adjective
vekselvarm
- cold-blooded, ectothermic; having an unregulated body temperature
Inflection
| Inflection of vekselvarm | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | vekselvarm | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | vekselvarmt | — | —2 |
| Plural | vekselvarme | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | vekselvarme | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Synonyms
- koldblodet
Antonyms
- varmblodet
- ensvarm
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From veksel + varm
Adjective
vekselvarm (masculine and feminine vekselvarm, neuter vekselvarmt, definite singular and plural vekselvarme)
- (zoology) cold-blooded, ectothermic
References
- “vekselvarm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From veksel + varm
Adjective
vekselvarm (masculine and feminine vekselvarm, neuter vekselvarmt, definite singular and plural vekselvarme)
- (zoology) cold-blooded, ectothermic
References
- “vekselvarm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.