piggsvin
Norwegian Bokmål
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Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]piggsvin n (definite singular piggsvinet, indefinite plural piggsvin, definite plural piggsvina or piggsvinene)
- a hedgehog (small nocturnal mammal)
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pigg + svin. Compare Faroese tindasvín and Danish pindsvin. Calque of Ancient Greek ἀκανθόχοιρος (akanthókhoiros) (compare Greek ακανθόχοιρος (akanthóchoiros)), probably through Vulgar Latin *porcospinus, like e.g. English porcupine.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]piggsvin n (definite singular piggsvinet, indefinite plural piggsvin, definite plural piggsvina)
- a hedgehog (small nocturnal mammal)
- Synonym: bustyvel
- 1908, Severin Eskeland, “translator, original by Chateaubriand”, in 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
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Etymology
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[edit]piggsvin n
Declension
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