piggsvin

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• pinnsvin

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. 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪɡːsʋɪn/

Noun

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

1. 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

ett piggsvin

Etymology

pigg +‎ svin

Noun

piggsvin n

1. porcupine
2. (dialectal) hedgehog

   Synonym: igelkott

Declension

Declension of piggsvin

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	piggsvin	piggsvins
	definite	piggsvinet	piggsvinets
plural	indefinite	piggsvin	piggsvins
	definite	piggsvinen	piggsvinens

References

• piggsvin in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• piggsvin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH