kvitra

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• kvitret

Verb

kvitra

1. inflection of kvitre:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• kvitre

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²kʋɪtrɑ/

Verb

kvitra (present tense kvitrar, past tense kvitra, past participle kvitra, passive infinitive kvitrast, present participle kvitrande, imperative kvitra/kvitr)

1. to tweet (make the sound that many small birds make)

   Om våren kvitrar fuglane i skogen.

   In spring, the birds tweet in the forest.

References

• “kvitra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.