skilpadde

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Low German schiltpadde; compare with Norwegian Nynorsk skjelpadde, Danish skildpadde, Swedish sköldpadda and Dutch schildpad.

Pronunciation

Noun

skilpadde f or m (definite singular skilpadda or skilpadden, indefinite plural skilpadder, definite plural skilpaddene)

  1. a turtle (marine reptile; also a land reptile (tortoise) in North American English)

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