piggsvin

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

piggsvin n (definite singular piggsvinet, indefinite plural piggsvin, definite plural piggsvina or piggsvinene)

  1. a hedgehog (small nocturnal mammal)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From pigg +‎ svin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪɡːsʋɪn/

Noun

piggsvin n (definite singular piggsvinet, indefinite plural piggsvin, definite plural piggsvina)

  1. a hedgehog (small nocturnal mammal)
    • 1908, Severin Eskeland (translator, original by Chateaubriand), Atala:
      Og ho sauma mokassinar aat meg utav moskusrotteskinn, med piggar utav piggsvin.
      And she sewed moccasins for me from the hide of muskrat, with spines from hedgehogs.

Swedish

Etymology

pigg +‎ svin

Noun

piggsvin n

  1. a porcupine
  2. (dialectal) a hedgehog
    Synonym: igelkott

Declension
Declension of piggsvin 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative piggsvin piggsvinet piggsvin piggsvinen
Genitive piggsvins piggsvinets piggsvins piggsvinens
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