fallskjermjeger

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

fallskjerm (“parachute”) +‎ jeger (“hunter”). Calque of German Fallschirmjäger. Compare Danish faldskærmsjæger

Noun

fallskjermjeger m (definite singular fallskjermjegeren, indefinite plural fallskjermjegere, definite plural fallskjermjegerne)

  1. (military) paratrooper

Synonyms

References

“fallskjermjeger” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

fallskjerm (“parachute”) +‎ jeger (“hunter”). Calque of German Fallschirmjäger.

Noun

fallskjermjeger m (definite singular fallskjermjegeren, indefinite plural fallskjermjegerar, definite plural fallskjermjegerane)

  1. (military) paratrooper

Synonyms

References

“fallskjermjeger” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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