blåtann
See also: Blåtann
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- (byname): blåtonn, (alternative case) Blåtann, Blåtonn
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²blɔːtanː/, /²bɽɔːtanː/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse blátǫnn, the nickname of Harald Gormsson. As a network protocol through the English name Bluetooth, itself a calque of blátǫnn. Cognate with Icelandic blátönn.
Noun
blåtann f (definite singular blåtanna, uncountable)
- Bluetooth (the byname of Harald Gormsson, a king of Denmark and Norway)
- Synonym: Blåtann
- Harald blåtann ― Harald Bluetooth
- (networking) Bluetooth, an industrial specification for wireless personal area networks.
Etymology 2
From blå (“blue”) + tann (“tooth”).
Noun
blåtann f (definite singular blåtanna, indefinite plural blåtenner, definite plural blåtennene)
- (chiefly in the plural) a dark coloured canine tooth of a pig
- Synonyms: svarttann, svortetann